Name GARNET GROSSULAR
Variety GROSSULAR
Origin Rio Wilui (Yakutia)
Russia
Hardness 7,5
Composition Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystaline sys. CUBIC
Size   3,2x2,8x2,5 cm mayor/bigest
Weight 61 gr (todos)




Description:
It is in the proximity of the Wilui River and its affluents that these interesting specimens of green grossular garnet can be found. They display a similar crystallization to the controversial achtaragdite (See GRN063) hailing from the same region.


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GARNET GROSSULAR



VARIETY GROSSULAR