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Grossular Garnet Var. Hessonite With Diopside

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From the alpine veins of Val d'Ala, this classic matrix specimen is covered in glassy and gemmy, cinnamon-colored grossular garnets, to .8 cm across. They are SPARKLING and beautiful! Associated with the garnets are a few glassy and gemmy, pastel green, diopside crystals, to 1.0 cm in length. The dark green mineral underlaying the garnet is clinochlore, a member of the mica family, in crystals to.3 cm across. Obviously, this is an older specimen. It comes from the Robert Gage collection (dated 1926), whose collection partly went into the later collection of Robert Linck.

Product details

SpeciesGarnet, Grossular, Diopside, Hessonite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.7 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityItaly, Piedmont, Ala Valley

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Garnet from Ala Valley, Piedmont, Italy
Ala Valley garnet, Piedmont, Italy — classic Alpine hessonite and grossular-andradite in rodingites, with diopside and clinochlore, sharp dodecahedral forms.
    Grossular Garnet Var. Hessonite With Diopside - Ala Valley, Piedmont, Italy