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Grossular Garnet with Clinochlore from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

 
Grossular Garnet with Clinochlore from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

Grossular Garnet with Clinochlore from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

Grossular Garnet with Clinochlore from Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 80871
Mineral:Grossular Garnet with Clinochlore
Locality:Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy
Description:Lustrous transparent dark red-brown grossular garnet crystals to 3.5 mm with platy green mica-like clinochlore crystals to 3 mm on one face of matrix. The grossular crystals are a combination of dodecahedral and trapezohedral form with striated faces. Ex. Miller #M3069
Overall Size:4.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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