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Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite from Carrickavrickan skarn, County Donegal, Ireland

 
Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite from Carrickavrickan skarn, County Donegal, Ireland

Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite from Carrickavrickan skarn, County Donegal, Ireland

Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite from Carrickavrickan skarn, County Donegal, Ireland

Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite from Carrickavrickan skarn, County Donegal, Ireland

DESCRIPTION:No. 82109
Mineral:Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite
Locality:Carrickavrickan skarn, County Donegal, Ireland
Description:Lustrous translucent brown grossular garnet crystal fully crystallized all around. The grossular garnet is dodecahedral form, with surfaces composed of many small parallel crystal faces that have intergrowths of greenish vesuvianite microcrystals. Collected by John and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:28x23x21 mm
Crystals:28 mm
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