Almandine Garnet on Schist (classic locale)

Item Description

An exceptional, sharp, 2.5 cm, lustrous mottled wine-red, textbook almandine garnet dodecahedron is very aesthetically perched on the muscovite schist on this showy and excellent classic from this famous locale. Some of the edges have beautiful cherry-red translucence under bright light, adding pizzzazz. Complete all-around and nearly pristine, with only trivial edge wear. The garnets are physically extracted from the enclosing schist and are lightly buffed to bring out the luster and color. This classic locale has fascinated European collectors for hundreds of years. Excellent, sculptural and classic Otz Valley matrix alamandine garnet with numerous fine display views.