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Grossular Garnet from riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Grossular Garnet)

 
Grossular Garnet from riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Grossular Garnet)

DESCRIPTION:No. 51364
Mineral:Grossular Garnet
Locality:riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Grossular Garnet)
Description:Translucent green-gray trapezohedral grossular garnet crystal completely crystallized on all faces with no attachment point - a floater. The grossular garnet faces have textured crystallization patterns throughout. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection
Overall Size:13x13x13 mm
Crystals:13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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