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Almandine Garnet
- Tay Nguyen, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam
- Miniature, 5.0 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm
- Start Time: 12/05/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/12/2013 6:59:24 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
I bought this piece directly from a Vietnamese dealer around 2001. A hard to find, fairly well-formed, deep purplish-red trapezohedron with a slight coating of greenish sparkling schist matrix. The crystal is VERY good sized for the locality, or any locality, and is fairly sharp and smooth for a Garnet crystal this size. Seldom are these Garnets offered on the market. If you're a Garnet collector, do not miss out on picking up this attractive display specimen of this somewhat hard to find material.