Grossular, Wollastonite and Diopside ex. Mullane Coll.

Item Description

Colophonite is an old-time synonym for grossular garnet, not andradite and coccolite is an old-time synonym for diopside. This rich and showy, upright combination specimen features a multitude of golden-amber grossular garnets (many with striking iridescent faces) and grass-green diopside crystals nested with starkly contrasting snow-white wollasonite. Specimens of any type are very rare from the obscure extinct wollastonite mines in this New York locale. Ex Dennis Mullane Collection and comes with a faded The Bradleys label with a May, 1952 date.