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Grossular Garnet from Sierra de Cruces, east of Laguna de Jaco, near Hercules, Coahuila, Mexico

 
Grossular Garnet from Sierra de Cruces, east of Laguna de Jaco, near Hercules, Coahuila, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 34797
Mineral:Grossular Garnet
Locality:Sierra de Cruces, east of Laguna de Jaco, near Hercules, Coahuila, Mexico
Description:Cluster of many raspberry pink grossular garnet crystals etched from calcite matrix. Once common, these are now hard to find. See article: Red Grossular from the Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico in Mineralogical Record Nov.-Dec. 2003.
Overall Size:4x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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