Name GARNET GROSSULAR
Variety GROSSULAR
Origin Xingtai (Hebei) China
Hardness 7,5
Composition Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystaline sys. CUBIC
Size   7 x 5 x 4,5 cm
Weight 120 gr




Description:
To the grossular family belong some of jewelry making's most appreciated garnets such as the green tsavorite or cinnamon-coloured hessonite. It also includes colourless garnets, one of the rarest varieties. This specimen, although not very remarkable, has a lovely colour.


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GARNET GROSSULAR



VARIETY GROSSULAR