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Uvarovite Garnet (Type Locality)
- Saranovskii Mine, Permskaya Oblast, Middle Urals, Russia
- Small Cabinet, 9.5 x 5.8 x 2.0 cm
- Start Time: 06/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/17/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sharp, gemmy, emerald-green uvarovite garnet crystals really sparkle and cover the matrix on this excellent specimen from the Type Locality in Russia - the Saranovskiy Mine in the Urals. The crystals are up to 2 mm and have textbook dodecahedral form. The back has been sawed to enhance the display quality. Uvarovite is the uncommon calcium chromium garnet group endmember. Specimen of this quality haven"t been available since the early 1990s, when the Fersman Museum of Moscow first brought some to the United States.