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GRO4129 - GROSSULAR in Wollastonite Skarn

GROSSULAR in Wollastonite Skarn
GROSSULAR in Wollastonite SkarnGROSSULAR in Wollastonite Skarn
$100.00

Rancho Carrizo, Sierra de Cruces, near Alicantes, Municipio de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico
90mm x 66mm x 38mm
Cabinet
This piece features several raspberry-red dodecahedral grossular garnet crystals embedded within a white massive wollastonite matrix. The largest grossular crystal is 1.1 cm across. Some tan-brown vesuvianite also present. A good article about this occurrence was published in the Mineralogical Record, Volume 34, Number 6, November – December, 2003, pages 73-79 (Mexico III Issue).

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