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Grossular

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Grossular, 2 cm, from the Ala Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy.

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Species
GrossularAbout Grossular →
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Dimensions2.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
Italy, Piedmont, Ala ValleyRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Pacific Northwest page 185

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Grossular
Mineral guide
Learn about Grossular
calcium-aluminum garnet with emerald to tsavorite greens and hessonite oranges; dodecahedra/trapezohedra in skarns, prized for color and rarity.
Grossular
Regional guide
Grossular from Ala Valley, Italy
from Ala Valley, Italy - classic Alpine hessonite with red-orange to cherry-brown crystals in pale rodingite matrix; prized for color and locality.