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Grossular

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This is an old-time Maine specimen, very hard to obtain now, that was in the personal garnet suite of noted dealer/miner/collector Bill Larson of Pala Properties. It is an exquisitely sharp, textbook crystal of caramel color, well-exposed above the quartz matrix. The crystal measures 2.1 cm. An old label that accompanies the specimen shows it to have passed from one Forrest Carpenter of Limerick, Maine and the "Orbit Mineral Company" of McClean, Virginia back in 1957.

Product details

SpeciesGrossular
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.8 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Grossular
Mineral guide
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calcium-aluminum garnet with emerald to tsavorite greens and hessonite oranges; dodecahedra/trapezohedra in skarns, prized for color and rarity.
Regional guide
Grossular from Berry Ledge locality
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