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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Demantoid grenat (var. of andradite) - Belqeys Mountain - Takab County - West Azerbaijan Prov. - Iran
(#GM24112)
Remarkable druse of well defined demantoid crystals that are clearly visible outside the matrix.
The not completely finished back was of contact.
This kind of demantoid was analyzed ...
Specimen weight:120 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 25
Overall size:58mm x 35 mm x 45 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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Almandine Garnet - Codera Valley, Lombardy, Italy
(#10965_ALMA_DANI)
Very nice almandine garnet with xx of textbok shape.
Specimen weight:111 gr.
Crystal size:5mm
Overall size:55mm x 55 mm x 35 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 garnet - Civrari Mount, Susa Valley, Piedmont, Italy
(#10981_HESS_DANI)
This specimen offer many dark red hessonite crystals of text book shape with minor clinochlore.
Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:40mm x 25 mm x 30 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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Garnet var. Spessartine and Quartz - Tongbei, Heping village, Yunxiao, Fujian province,China
(#10031_SPES_DAN)
Super combo offering splendid blood red spessartine xls with smoky quartz crystals.
Specimen weight:381 gr.
Crystal size:20 mm (q), 10 mm (s)
Overall size:120mm x 80 mm x 38 mm
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Henritermierite, Andradite and Hausmannite - N'Chwaning I mine, KMF, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#9809_HENR_DANI)
Very nice rare henritermierite garnets with andradite and hausmannite xls. Ex Clive Quiet collection.
Specimen weight:79 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:57mm x 34 mm x 30 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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