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SIZE DEFINITIONS

Generic Dimension	Maximum Dimension (Inches)	Maximum Dimension (Centimeters)
Thumbnail	1 1/4	3
Miniature	2	5.0
Small Cabinet	3 3/4	9.4
Cabinet	> 3 3/4	> 9.4

While Toenail is not an official "competition" size classification, sometimes thumbnail specimens are just a bit too big for competition rules, often referred to as "boxbusters." There is no standard size for toenails, but they overlap a thumbnail and a miniature.

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Grossular ("Hessonite") with Clinochlore (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)

Paschietto, Val d'Ala, Torino, Piedmont, Italy

Miniature, 4.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm

Start Time: 09/30/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)

End Time: 10/07/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)

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Item Description

Here's a great European Alpine "classic" from one of the various Rodingite deposits in the Italian Alps. One of the most recognized associations from the Alps are the beautiful green Clinochlore and red Grossular combinations from Italy. This piece features dozens of sharp, lustrous, translucent, rich, reddish-orange color trapezohedral crystals of Grossular (variety: "Hessonite") with rich blue-green, layered crystallized "rosettes" of Clinochlore. This is a very nice miniature specimen for anyone interested in great Italian Alpine mineral specimens. This piece was collected in 1985.

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