Uvarovite Garnet (2 generations - Type Locality)

Item Description

Two generations of scintillating, gemmy, emerald-green uvarovite garnet crystals really sparkle on matrix on this very rich and excellent plate from the Type Locality in Russia - the Saranovskii Mine in the Urals. The larger, darker crystals really look like emeralds, are up to 2 mm and have textbook dodecahedral form. Uvarovite is the uncommon calcium chromium garnet group endmember. The back of the massive chromite ore has been sawed to enhance the display quality. Specimens of this quality haven't been available since the early 1990s, except for a few old lots resurfacing. This is very fine and rich material from an old collection.