Super Shiny Orange GROSSULARITE And Smoky Quartz Crystal Mineral Specimen
**specification**
17.06.07
Material Name: Grossular
Measurements: 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.4 inch
Weight:12grams
Origin: Hubei province * China
Grossular
,or grossularite, is a pale green, pink, brown, or black garnet, Ca3Al2(SiO4)3,occurring
alone or as a constituent of the common garnet.Grossular (also known as ), like other
garnets,forms rounded crystals with 12 rhombic or 24 trapezoidal faces or combinations of
these and some other forms. This crystal habit is classic for the garnet minerals.
Grossular is the calcium aluminum garnet and forms in contact or regional metamorphic
enviroments as does andradite the calcium iron garnet.It is believed that these garnets
form from the metamorphism of impure siliceous limestones.Grossular has many color
possibilities and is probably the most colorful of the garnets.The orange variety is the
most common and specimens of orange grossular crusts are prized by many collectors. Green
variety is called tsavorite and is occassionally cut as a gem.
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