Grossular Garnet (uncommon locality)

Item Description

Here we have an impressive and fine quality specimen of the lesser-seen Grossular Garnets from the Coyote Front Range in California. This miniature piece features a predominant, highly lustrous, very sharp, well-formed, rich reddish-brown colored dodecahedral crystal (with slight trapezohedral modifications), free of matrix. This is one of the largest single crystals I've seen from this area. The front face of the piece is in very good condition, though some small nicks can be seen. The amazingly high luster combined with the gorgeous color makes this a fine quality specimen of these uncommon Garnets from near Bishop. This is certainly one of the better pieces I've had to offer from the locale, and it would make a fine addition to any Garnet suite or a collection of minerals from California.
From the collection of Robert (Bob) Reynolds. Bob was a well-known fossil and mineral expert and former Curator of Earth Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum in California. The rare phyllomanganate-chromate species Reynoldsite was named in his honor in 2011.