Gem Grossular Garnet (rare)

Item Description

Grossular garnet is very rare from this well-known Ontario locale and gemmy ones are exceptionally so. A gorgeous, gemmy and lustrous, 1.5 cm, rich cinnamon-orange crystal is very jauntily perched on calcite and diopside matrix. The crystal is a trapezohedron with minor dodecahedron faces. It looks like a Jeffrey Mine grossular, but its not. Valued at $800-1000 for quality and rarity. Ex Ed Bancroft Collection.