AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Grossular Garnet |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 51364 |
Mineral: | Grossular Garnet |
Locality: | riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Grossular Garnet) |
Description: | Translucent green-gray trapezohedral grossular garnet crystal completely crystallized on all faces with no attachment point - a floater. The grossular garnet faces have textured crystallization patterns throughout. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection |
Overall Size: | 13x13x13 mm |
Crystals: | 13 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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