Andradite - Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#14537_ANDR_DANI)
Superb yellow-green Andradite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:65 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
 Overall size:60mm x 50 mm x 15 mm
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Garnet var. Grossular - Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
(#12923_GROS_DANI)
Very nice classic canadian Grossular xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:137 gr.
Crystal size:up to 6 mm
Overall size:52mm x 45 mm x 45 mm
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Andradite var. Melanite - Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
(#MINS9189)
Black Melanites up to 1,0 cm with razor-sharp crystallization and mirror luster.
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,0 cm
Overall size:50mm x 33 mm x 36 mm
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Uvarovite - Outokumpu Cu-Zn deposit - Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au ore field - North Karelia - Finland
(#MINS9152)
This old specimen comes from the legendary Outokumpu Uvarovite Garnet locality.
It shows a dark green colored crystal of uvarovite 6 mm wide on quartz matrix.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 6
Overall size:17mm x 14 mm x 15 mm
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Spessartine garnet - Wushan Spessartine mine - Tongbei - Yunxiao Co. - Zhangzhou pref. - Fujian prov. - China
(#GM25032)
The surface of this druse is densely covered with large and small spessartine garnets, that have a very dark brown color.
Some are so dark that they look like ...
Specimen weight:550 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 8
Overall size:100mm x 100 mm x 52 mm
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Anatase, Hessonite Garnet - Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
(#11663_ANAT_DANI)
Nice dark red Anatase xx with red Hessonite xx..
Specimen weight:19 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 30 mm x 15 mm
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Almandine garnet - Timmelsjoch, Bozen, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto-Adige, Italy
(#11058_ALMA_DANI)
Large almandine garnet on mica schist.
Specimen weight:1832 gr.
Crystal size:30 mm
Overall size:145mm x 130 mm x 60 mm
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Diopside and grossular/hessonite garnet - Alpe delle Frasse - Lajetto - Condove - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM24071)
A little Alpine gem from a place famous for the high quality of the samples that were extracted here.
Semi-transparent crystals of greenish diopside are together with brown/reddish garnets ...
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 12
Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 32 mm
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Andradite Garnet - Sasso Rosso, Tuscany, Italy
(#10964_ANDR_DANI)
Hystorical andradite garnet from tuscany.
Specimen weight:59 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 25 mm
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Grossular garnet - Asbestos - Les Sources RCM - Estrie - Québec - Canada
(#MINS8882)
This cluster is seeded of several grossular crystal up to 8 mm wide all of them are transparent with excellent glassy luster and sharp striations.From an old find.
Specimen weight:1016 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 8 mm wide
Overall size:120mm x 90 mm x 50 mm
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Grossular Garnet var. Hessonite, Faiallo pass, Liguria , Italy
(#11206_HESS_DANI)
Specimen very rich a dark red hessonite crystals on matrix.
Specimen weight:597 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:110mm x 75 mm x 50 mm
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Grossular/hessonite garnet - Alpe delle Frasse - Lajetto - Condove - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM23058)
Excellent alpine specimen of grossular/hessonite garnet.
Numerous crystals with a beautiful dark red to orange color cover the surface.
All of them are shiny and semi-transparent ...
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 4
Overall size:64mm x 53 mm x 22 mm
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Spessartine garnet and galena - North Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
(#MINS8587)
A cluster of gemmy and lustrous, deep cherry-red spessartine garnet crystals up to 6 mm beautifully nestled on massive galena matrix from the famous North Mine at Broken Hill.
Specimen weight:256 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 6 mm
Overall size:62mm x 45 mm x 38 mm
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Jacobsite - Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
(#MINS8560)
Blackish, very lustrous Jacobsite in matrix up to 1 mm. Rare sample with sharp, well defined crystals on matrix with garnets in association.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:26mm x 17 mm x 12 mm
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Andradite, var. Topazolite - Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antetezambato (Tetezambato), Maherivaratra Commune, Ambanja District, Diana Region (Northern Region), Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
(#BALD0717)
Cluster of glossy Topazolite's crystals. The color is like cognac with warm light, and brown-olive with cool light (between Topazolite and Demantoid). The crystals stand out well on the metamorphosed limestone's matrix.
Specimen weight:165 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 10 mm
Overall size:77mm x 62 mm x 25 mm
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Hessonite - Alpe delle Frasse, Laietto, Condove, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1557)
Fine specimen almost fully covered by red hessonite crystals, very brilliant, on matrix.
Classic garnet sample from one of the most famous locales in the italian Alps.
A small pack of greenish Chlinochlore blades is a classic ad!
Specimen weight:14 gr.
Crystal size:0,2 cm
Overall size:30mm x 15 mm x 18 mm
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Hausmannite on Andradite - N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#FERR1516)
Fine sample featuring a group of black, lustruous octhahedra of Hausmannite in excellent shape.
The association with minor orange andradite is a trademark for this famous locality.
Specimen weight:105 gr.
Crystal size:group 1 cm
Overall size:62mm x 35 mm x 37 mm
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Topazolite - Poggio Corbolone, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
(#FERR1487)
Specimen featuring a rich array of rombododecahedral xls of yellowish Andradite var. Topazolite.
Not big as the specimens form the most known lacalities in the Alps, but very clean and lustruous.
Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:.
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 40 mm
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Grossular, var. Hessonite with Diopside and "Chlorite" - Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy
(#BALD0699)
A very glossy and very brilliant carpet of Hessonite's crystals up to 7 mm, covers the sample almost completely. The red color of the garnet makes a good contrast with the green "Chlorite". There are also a few Diopside's crystals up to 6 mm.
Specimen weight:303 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:150mm x 72 mm x 70 mm
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Hessonite - Laietto, Condove, Susa Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1429)
Group of xls of Hessonite, of good size and typical orange-red colour for the alpine rodingites.
The association with greenish Clinochlore is a nice add.
Classic italian locale that gave some of the most beautiful alpine...
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:0.4 cm
Overall size:37mm x 23 mm x 20 mm
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Andradite var. Demantoid - Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antetezambato (Tetezambato), Maherivaratra Commune, Ambanja District, Diana Region (Northern Region), Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
(#BALD0597)
Nice group of glossy, gemmy Demantoid's crystals, with complex habit. One crystal has an irregular accretion, having been covered by a thin layer of matrix, but it's not damaged.
Specimen weight:164 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 11 mm
Overall size:71mm x 60 mm x 52 mm
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Ettringite - N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#BALD0589)
Group of hexagonal Ettringite's crystals, the biggest is 20 mm. With some microcrystals of Hematite and Andradite.
Specimen weight:176 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 20 mm
Overall size:57mm x 45 mm x 45 mm
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Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) 