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Grossular

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Grossular, 2.6 cm, from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Illustrated in Minerals: The Collectors Newspaper (2014). Ex Francesco Spertini, ex R. Boronsk, ex Uami; Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SpeciesGrossular
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.6 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityCanada, Québec, Jeffrey Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Refined Elegance page 143
Current owner
Alexander Schauss

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—UamiNot disclosed
—R. BoronskNot disclosed
—Francesco SpertiniNot disclosed

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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.