Demantoid (Andradite) - vintage classic garnet
Val Malenco, Sondrio Province
Lombardy, Italy
6.3 x 5.2 x 2.7 CM (cabinet)
price: $370
new year 2021
A chain of linked line of apple-green Garnets on a Rodingite/Serpentine matrix. The specimen is from the old locality of Val Malenco and was collected prior to 1905. The form and color of these Andradites are classic and immediately recognizable. In very good condition as seen, just one very small chip is noted, the crystals reach up to 1.3 CM in a 4.7 CM line. The luster is waxy and the crystals are all transparent to translucent. In person the color is close to a good deep Peridot hue.
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Demantoid (Andradite) - vintage classic garnet
Val Malenco, Sondrio Province
Lombardy, Italy
6.3 x 5.2 x 2.7 CM (cabinet)
price: $370
new year 2021
A chain of linked line of apple-green Garnets on a Rodingite/Serpentine matrix. The specimen is from the old locality of Val Malenco and was collected prior to 1905. The form and color of these Andradites are classic and immediately recognizable. In very good condition as seen, just one very small chip is noted, the crystals reach up to 1.3 CM in a 4.7 CM line. The luster is waxy and the crystals are all transparent to translucent. In person the color is close to a good deep Peridot hue.
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