AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Uvarovite Garnet

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Uvarovite Garnet from Saranovskoye Mine, Sarany, Permskaya Oblast', Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Uvarovite)

 
Uvarovite Garnet from Saranovskoye Mine, Sarany, Permskaya Oblast', Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Uvarovite)

Uvarovite Garnet from Saranovskoye Mine, Sarany, Permskaya Oblast', Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Uvarovite)

Uvarovite Garnet from Saranovskoye Mine, Sarany, Permskaya Oblast', Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Uvarovite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 59853
Mineral:Uvarovite Garnet
Locality:Saranovskoye Mine, Sarany, Permskaya Oblast', Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Uvarovite)
Description:Unusually large plate of lustrous dodecahedral emerald-green uvarovite garnet crystals on a thin plate of gray basalt that was sawn flat on the rear. Looks beautiful under magnification: transparent, vivid green garnet crystals with glassy crystal faces.
Overall Size:13x13x2 cm
Crystals:0.2-3.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;