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Grossular Garnet with Diopside and Prehnite from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

 
Grossular Garnet with Diopside and Prehnite from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

Grossular Garnet with Diopside and Prehnite from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

Grossular Garnet with Diopside and Prehnite from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

Grossular Garnet with Diopside and Prehnite from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 43488
Mineral:Grossular Garnet with Diopside and Prehnite
Locality:Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy
Description:Knob of metallic magnetite completely covered on all sides with lustrous trapezohedral greenish-brown grossular garnet crystals up to 8 mm across with prismatic translucent green diopside crystals up to 5 mm and translucent pale-green prehnite to 1 mm.
Overall Size:6.5x6x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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