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Grossular, Diopside

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Grossular with diopside, 6 cm, Jeffrey quarry, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SpeciesGrossular, Diopside
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityCanada, Québec, Jeffrey Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Private Mineral Collections In Texas page 76
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Jim & Imelda Klein

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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 Jeffrey Mine, Canada
from Jeffrey Mine, Canada - gemmy orange to pink garnet on diopside-bearing matrix, classic rodingite formation, prized for color and rarity.
Locality guide
Jeffrey Mine
Jeffrey Mine, Canada — storied locality for Ca-silicates from rodingite seams, yielding gemmy orange grossular and vesuvianite; prized by serious collectors.