| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Grossular Garnet |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62887 |
| Mineral: | Grossular Garnet |
| Locality: | riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Grossular Garnet) |
| Description: | Distorted lustrous translucent-to-transparent olive-green grossular garnet crystal with remnants of matrix included in the bottom where it was attached. The grossular garnet crystal is flattened trapezohedral form with dodecahedral corner faces. |
| Overall Size: | 22x17x9 mm |
| Crystals: | 22 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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