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Andradite Garnet and Quartz on Hedenbergite
- Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk, Russia
- Miniature, 4.6 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm
- Start Time: 12/24/2010 6:30:00 am (CST)
- End Time: 12/30/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sharp, gemmy and lustrous, honey-brown, andradite garnets are attractively isolated and accented with a few quartz crystals on this excellent locality specimen from Russia. Rare for this productive locale of other species, in particular! The matrix is acicular, dark green hedenbergite. The textbook dodecahedrons reach 6 mm. rare locality material