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Grossular Garnet with Diopside from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada

 
Grossular Garnet with Diopside from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 50896
Mineral:Grossular Garnet with Diopside
Locality:Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada
Description:Many lustrous transparent pale-orange grossular garnet crystals with remnants of matrix on the bottom. The grossular crystals are trapezohedral form with striated faces. Prismatic translucent pale-green diopside crystals to 3 mm are scattered throughout.
Overall Size:23x21x11 mm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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