Grossular

Grossular on calcite

  

Variety hessonite

Origin: Asbestos, Richmond Co.,, Quebec, Canada
Ex. Polak collection

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm

 

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Ex. Ed Swoboda collection

        

Chrome grossular on diopside

  

 

        

Grossular with vesuvianite. Ex. Swoboda collection

Origin: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

Sample size: 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm (top), 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm (2nd row), 3.0 x 3.0 x 1.3 cm (3rd row), 4.5 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm (4th row), 2.4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (5th row), 4.4 x 4.2 x 3.0 cm (bottom)

 

     

 

     

Intermediate in composition in the andradite-grossular series

Origin: Sibindi, Cercle Nioro do Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali

Sample size: 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (top), 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm (bottom)

 

     

Variety hessonite

Origin: Mt. Resonnau, Beigua Mountain Groups, Genova, Italy

Ex. Giuseppe Agozzino, Eric Asselborn collections

Sample size: 8.4 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm

 

     

Origin: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

Ex. Wendell Wilson collection

Sample size: 2.2 x 2 x 1.2 cm

 

  

Grossular on diopside

Origin: Eden Mills, Lamoille County, Vermont, U.S.A.

Ex. Wendell Wilson collection

Sample size: 2 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm

 

        

Grossular on quartz matrix

Origin: Sierra de los Cruces, Mun. de Sierra Mujada, Coahuila, Mexico

Ex. Wendell Wilson collection

Sample size: 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm

 

              

Origin: Eden Mills, Lamoille & Orleans Cos., Vermont, U.S.A.

Ex. Ken Hollmann collection

Sample size: 5.4 x 4.6 x 1.7 cm

 

           

Variety hessonite measuring up to 7 mm associated with silvery-green tabular crystals groups of clinochlore on matrix.

Origin: Val di Susa, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

Ex. Brian Kosnar collection

Sample size: 8.0 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm

 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  

Grossular on skarn matrix

Origin:  Coyote Front Range, near Bishop, Inyo Co., California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 4.7 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm

 

  

Grossular on wollastonite matrix

Origin: Sierra de la Cruz, Mun. de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico

Sample size: 7.2 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm

 

        

Origin: Jeffrey Mine (Jeffrey Quarry), Asbestos, Shipton Township, Richmond Co., Quebec, Canada

Sample size: 16 x 9 x 22 mm

 

  

Origin: Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Sherbrooke Co., Quebec, Canada

Sample size: 14.7 x 7.2 x 4.7 cm

 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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