Andradite Garnet var: Topazolite (recent find)

Item Description

This piece comes from a recent fine (2021) of the lesser known, but still good quality Andradite Garnets from Cerro De La Concordia near Piedra Parada (the famous Amethyst locality) in Mexico. The color of the crystals on this specimen is a greenish-yellow, not green enough to be called Demantoid in my mind, so it's Topazolite, and the accompanying label confirms this. The piece hosts a good number of crystals, most of which are in fine shape, but there are some contacted areas, so the piece is not 100% pristine. The largest crystal measures 8 mm. The crystals show excellent dodecahedral faces with minor trapezohedral modifications in areas, and with a bit of backlighting, you can see that some of them are even a bit gemmy inside. A lovely specimen for any fan of worldwide Garnets or minerals of Mexico, especially because of the uncommon locality.