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Diopside and Grossular Garnet from Bellecombe, Châtillon, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

 
Diopside and Grossular Garnet from Bellecombe, Châtillon, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

Diopside and Grossular Garnet from Bellecombe, Châtillon, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

Diopside and Grossular Garnet from Bellecombe, Châtillon, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 60080
Mineral:Diopside and Grossular Garnet
Locality:Bellecombe, Châtillon, Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Description:Lustrous transparent greenish-gray prismatic diopside crystals to 7 mm intermixed with lustrous transparent red-brown grossular garnet crystals to 1 mm. The grossular garnet crystals are dodecahedral form with trapezohedral edge faces. Ex. Luca De Battisti
Overall Size:33x16x10 mm
Crystals:0.2-7.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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