Uvarovite

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A sharp, lustrous, deep green uvarovite garnet crystal with emerald-green highlights from the famous Outokumpu Mine of Finland. The partially gemmy crystal has textbook dodecahedral form and the slight contact is on the base on the back and is out of sight. Uvarovite is the calcium chromium garnet group end member. Classic, old-time material from this famous locality.