Grossular Garnet

Item Description

These iconic Garnet crystals started coming decades ago, and were originally labeled as coming from "Lake Jaco", but this was a misleading designation. In actuality, there are no Garnets found at Lake Jaco, but it was the closest landmark to use for labels within the Sierra de Cruces area. This toenail sized piece features a sharp, well-formed dodecahedral crystal of Grossular measuring, free of matrix. The piece is very close to being a complete "floater" despite a few minor imperfections. The color is a pleasing pink hue, which is rarely seen in any Grossulars outside of these pieces. A good sized and good quality specimen of this old classic material from the late 1970s.
From the collection of Colorado mining legend, Dave Bergman. Dave is now retired from mining, but was formerly the foreman and primary person in charge of recovering specimens at the famous Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado during the late 1970s, and the maternal grandfather of Brian Kosnar. See Dave's photo mining at the Sweet Home on page 58 of Peter Bancroft's book "Gem and Crystal Treasures".​