Garnets — Marin Mineral

Garnets
August 9, 2017 · 15 specimens

An elongated Tsavorite, a fine Jeffrey Grossular,a nd 13 incredible orange Spessartines from Nigeria. They are better and more gemmy than the photos convey.

T641 - Tsavorite with Pyrite $1,500 available

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 3 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm

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An extremely elongated Tsavorite crystal with attached Pyrite crystals. Fully crystallized all around and undamaged, even the bottom end has some crystal faces present. This is the longest elongated Tsavorite I have yet seen from recent production.

T642 - Grossular sold

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm

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Large glassy and gemmy Grossular crystal over a tiny bit of chrome green matrix. The Grossular has a very pale orange coloration, almost colorless. Undamaged. Ex. Charlie Key collection.

T643 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

T644 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged. There is a small, flattened but fully crystallized Spessartine on one tip of the main crystal.

T645 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 1 x 1 x 0.9 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged. One face is slightly indented, but fully crystallized, where another crystal intergrew.

T646 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 1.1 x 1 x 1 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, with slight damage or rough surfaces on parts of 3 faces. Largest of the lot.

T647 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

T648 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete intergrown pair of crystals. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

T649 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

T650 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

T651 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

T652 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

T653 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged. Bottom face is contacted where another crystal intergrew.

T654 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged. Bottom face is contacted where another crystal intergrew.

T655 - Spessartine sold

Jos, Nigeria
Thumbnail - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm

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Amazingly perfect complete single crystal. Great color, transparent, and undamaged.

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