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Garnet from Avessalos, Serifos, Greece

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A dome of Andradite garnet encloses an underlying matrix of dark olive-green Hedenbergite from the world famous locality at Mega Horio on Serifos, Greece. The individual dodecahedral Andradite crystals are typically 4 to 7 mm across, with orangey-tan faces and burnt toffee-brown edges, making for a most attractive specimen. A small, roughly 3.5 x 1 cm area adjacent to the base is partly coated with translucent light grey Chalcedony. Where a 1.5 x 1 cm area of the garnet has been naturally broken, slightly off mid-centre, a number of more gemmy Andradite crystals are visible. A great Andradite from Mega Horio on the island of Serifos.

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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.4 x 7.9 x 4.4 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$1,250.00
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Avessalos, Serifos, Greece — a defining Fe-skarn locality noted for prase-dominant green quartz, bi-colored prase–amethyst crystals, and iron-rose hematite ros…