Uvarovite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

The great chrome mine at Sarany has produced some of the most colorful and impressive "Alpine-type" Russian mineral specimens, including the finest This specimen features hundreds of Uvarovite crystals with high luster and intense emerald-green color on chromite matrix. The species was named after Count Sergey Semeonovich Uvarov, the former president of the Academy of St Petersburg. These specimens have become increasingly difficult to obtain in recent years, and are certainly recognized as some of th finest in the world. I have photographed the crystals under the microscope to better illustrate their quality. From the Brian Kosnar collection, and accompanied by a label from another collection stating that it was purchased from the Rocksmiths in 1995. A worthwhile small cabinet sized specimen of this classic material.