Garnet Group, Grossular (Var: Hessonite)

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The best garnet specimen available at Costa Mesa from the Fersman Museum folks, who brought out this new find. Dmitriy Belakovskii said that few larger pieces were available and of the ones I saw, this was the only aesthetic specimen for my tastes. It features pristine, large, very lustrous crystals to 1.5 cm along the upper 2/3 of the specimen. The bottom part is more massive and could certainly be trimmed to improve the overall look of the piece. Quite impressive in person, especially for a Russian grossular/hessonite! 8.6 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm