Grossular Garnet
Unknown Owner
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This rare piece features a prominent, sharp, translucent, vibrant, juicy "raspberry" color Grossular Garnet dodecahedron measuring 2.4cm across (over an inch!) along with a small, and just as nice, companion measuring 1.2cm across. The garnent crystal is very well-placed on the mounded Quartz matrix that contains several cross-sections of Garnet crystals that display the zoning inside these unique and strange garnet crystals from a few small finds in this region (ranging from dark olive green at the core to raspberry pink on the rim). Some even show a whitish altered core. There are also some smaller, coarse, sugary textured scattered about. This fine piece from the well-known Lake Jaco contact metamorphic deposit of Mexico, and would have come out through Benny Fenn, in the early 2000's. I have not seen any of this magnitude before or since that one find. For aesthetics and size range, this would be one of the better examples.
Product details
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.3 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityMexico, Coahuila, Sierra de Cruces
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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