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Grossular var. Hibschite Garnet, Hematite, Clinozoisite, Quartz from Greenwich Island, South Shetland Achipelago, Antarctica

 
Grossular var. Hibschite Garnet, Hematite, Clinozoisite, Quartz from Greenwich Island, South Shetland Achipelago, Antarctica

Grossular var. Hibschite Garnet, Hematite, Clinozoisite, Quartz from Greenwich Island, South Shetland Achipelago, Antarctica

Grossular var. Hibschite Garnet, Hematite, Clinozoisite, Quartz from Greenwich Island, South Shetland Achipelago, Antarctica

DESCRIPTION:No. 38611
Mineral:Grossular var. Hibschite Garnet, Hematite, Clinozoisite, Quartz
Locality:Greenwich Island, South Shetland Achipelago, Antarctica
Description:Rare specimen from Antarctica: colorless quartz crystals up to 4 mm, yellow-green clinozoisite crystals up to 0.5 mm, yellow hibschite crystals up to 0.4 mm, and dark metallic hematite crystals up to 5 mm. Looks beautiful under magnification.
Overall Size:4x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:0.1-5.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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