Andradite Garnet (var: Topazolite) (recent find)

Item Description

A recently mined (2021) specimen of the lesser known, but still good quality Andradite Garnets from Cerro De La Concordia near Piedra Parada (the famous Amethyst locality) in Mexico. Typically the specimens from this locality feature smaller crystals, but this one has some of the bigger examples I've seen, measuring up to 1.5 cm across. The color of the crystals on this specimen are a greenish-yellow, not green enough to be called Demantoid in my mind, so it's Topazolite. 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 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 nice overall specimen for any fan of worldwide Garnets or minerals of Mexico.