Grossular garnet

LOCATION:

Sierra de Cruces, Municipio de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:

Lustrous, richly-colored reddish-brown crystals of Grossular garnet to 19 x 17 mm are exposed on white matrix and accented with yellowish-green Vesuvianite. Two of the garnets at the edge are incomplete, another has a few minor chips, and one garnet is in excellent condition accented with a Vesuvianite crystal. Like all these specimens, this garnet was mechanically excavated without any repairs. This is an excellent specimen with an unusual color, collected December of 1992 by Graham Sutton and Bob Griffis.

SIZE: 72 x 51 x 46 mm overall (Small Cabinet)