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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 56455
Mineral:Vesuvianite with Grossular Garnet
Locality:Sierra de Cruces, east of Laguna de Jaco, near Hercules, Coahuila, Mexico
Description:Lustrous rectangular yellow-brown vesuvianite crystals to 25 mm with translucent gray grossular garnet crystals to 1 mm on the surfaces. The outer layers of the vesuvianite are transparent yellow over a core of translucent yellow-brown. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #357
Overall Size:6x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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