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Grossular Garnet Var. Hessonite

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A fine sparkling druse of Hessonite Garnet covers many of areas on this specimen from the Ala Valley in Italy. Lustrous crystals measuring to 4 mm are richly intergrown on a light coloured matrix. Hessonite crystals are associated with characteristic silver-green worm-like books of hexagonal Clinochlore crystals. An admirable and aesthetic specimen from this famously mineralised area of Italy.

Product details

SpeciesGarnet, Grossular, Hessonite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.8 x 6.1 x 3.0 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityItaly, Piedmont, Ala Valley
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$750.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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.
Locality guide
Ala Valley
Ala Valley, Italy—an Alpine locality famed for rodingite pockets yielding garnet-diopside-clinochlore, with striking colors and cabinet-quality specimens.