Diopside and grossular/hessonite garnet - Alpe delle Frasse - Lajetto - Condove - Torino prov. - Piedmont - Italy
(#GM24071)
A little Alpine gem from a place famous for the high quality of the samples that were extracted here.
Semi-transparent crystals of greenish diopside are together with brown/reddish garnets ...
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 12
 Overall size:25mm x 20 mm x 32 mm
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Almandine Rombo Pass Moso in Passiria Bolzano Prov. - Trentino-AltoAdige Italy
(#GM24042)
Typical alpine sample of almandine garnets with a beautiful dark brown color.
It is a floater made up of a large crystal with some smaller ones on the edges.
Specimen weight:310 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 50
Overall size:62mm x 61 mm x 52 mm
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Almandine Rombo Pass Moso in Passiria Bolzano Prov. - Trentino-AltoAdige Italy
(#GM23071)
Typical Alpine sample of almandine garnets, large and with a beautiful dark brown color.
Some are even interpenetrated with each other.
Specimen weight:430 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 40
Overall size:108mm x 67 mm x 58 mm
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Manganvesuvianite - N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, KMF - S. Africa
(#12688_MANG_DANI)
Very nice maroon/red prisms on matrix with minor andradite garnets. Likely from the 2002 original find.
Specimen weight:196 gr.
Crystal size:up to 8 mm
Overall size:55mm x 30 mm x 30 mm
 Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) View all dealer's minerals
 This specimen will be shipped by: Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy)
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Jacobsite - Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
(#MINS8560)
Blackish, very lustrous Jacobsite in matrix up to 1 mm. Rare sample with sharp, well defined crystals on matrix with garnets in association.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:up to 1 mm
Overall size:26mm x 17 mm x 12 mm
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Hessonite - Laietto, Condove, Susa Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
(#FERR1429)
Group of xls of Hessonite, of good size and typical orange-red colour for the alpine rodingites.
The association with greenish Clinochlore is a nice add.
Classic italian locale that gave some of the most beautiful alpine...
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:0.4 cm
Overall size:37mm x 23 mm x 20 mm
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Henritermierite, Andradite and Hausmannite - N'Chwaning I mine, KMF, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
(#9809_HENR_DANI)
Very nice rare henritermierite garnets with andradite and hausmannite xls. Ex Clive Quiet collection.
Specimen weight:79 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:57mm x 34 mm x 30 mm
Owner : Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy) View all dealer's minerals
This specimen will be shipped by: Rolando Minerals (Torino - Italy)
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