Garnets were supposed to hold healing properties, relieving Grossularite (or grossular) garnet is a calcium-aluminum garnet. Vasco Trancoso collection and photo. From Bedford. Geiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-747: 1997: 0: 100: 0001924: Grossular Eden Mills, Vermont. Now and then, you will find a little specimen with tiny crystals, but not sizeable crystals such as this (to .45 mm), with the TOP glowing green color and gemminess! Photograph by Edward Rosenzweig. There really is no event in the Mineral World year exactly like the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. 5 mm grossular crystal. The crystals reach 9 mm. Associated with diopside. 2.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm. Size of individual crystals: 19 mm. Dave ... Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy, crystal size 4mm,Photo & collection Paolo Grosso. Akhtaragda River mouth, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. Add to Compare. Official State Gem of Vermont. $15.00. Bob considered this among the most important pieces he found in 40 years of collecting at this locality. 1.6 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm. Lustrous single grossular garnet crystal. You may have seen some of these grossular leaking out of Mexico, but is is VERY unusual to find them this fine and large, and well-exposed on matrix! No damage. Consciously sourced Earth to Pocket. Photo Chinellato Matteo Collection Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy. drive away demons. A beautiful, gemmy, reddish-orange grossular garnet is aesthetically perched on lustrous, parallel-growth diopside blades. 55509: Grossular Garnet from Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell (commonly called Eden Mills), Orleans County, Vermont. Free shipping . 1, eff. Glassy, very slightly pinkish, transparent gem quality glassy lustrous grossular crystals to 7 mm in size set nicely on matrix. $70.00 + $3.85 shipping . skin conditions, protecting against poisons, and if placed under the pillow, garnet would protect one from bad dreams. Grossular garnet, the State Gem, is technically a mineral -- a silicate, which is colored brown due to the presence of iron. Collection Domenico Preite, Image is 10mm wide. Henry Minot photo & collection. You can see some euhedral contacts where little grossularites grew against it. (P. Cristofono specimen & photo. Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA. Size of individual crystals: 18 mm. 5.7 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm. An excellent thumbnail specimen from this classic locality! Grossular. It was adopted in 1991. Ex. Ex. Vermont's Legislature designated the grossular Garnet as it's official state gem in 1991. Dr. Gary Hansen specimen and not shown since the early 1980s. Grossular (also known as grossularite), like other 506. Collection Domenico Preite. Grossular Garnet, Belvidere Quarry, Eden Mills, Vermont. A nice combination thumbnail from Eden Mills and the Robert Whitmore Collection. 3.9 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm. Overall size of mineral specimen: 22x14x12 mm. 2005. These crystals measure over 2 cm across, and the 3 largest are complete and undamaged all around. Ed David and Marty Zinn collections. from a miner\'s lunch box in 1999 beautiful thumbnail group measuring 3 x 2 cm. ), Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico. J. levinger specimen and photo, © Jonathan\'s Mineral Exchange, all rights reserved, Albano Lake crater, Albano Laziale, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy. Several gem/gemmy lustrous, red-orange, dodecahedral Grossular crystals up to 8 mm nicely scattered on lustrous, gray-green diopside crystal matrix. The name 'grossular' is derived from the botanical name for the gooseberry, 'grossularia'. Grossular garnet is a fusion of calcium and aluminum, often with a fair percentage of iron included in the mix. A small specimen, yes, but it is a very rare example (no longer available of course) of the little intense green, gemmy grossulars occasionally discovered at the Jeffrey 1.9 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. May 28, 1992. From Bedford. Sharp, textbook crystals of this intense raspberry-colored garnet measure to 2 cm across on this cabinet piece. Measures 2.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm in size overall. 1.0 x 1/2 x 3/4 inches. Ex. It has the chemical formula of Ca3Al23 but the calcium may, in part, be replaced by ferrous iron and the aluminium by ferric iron. Ken Hollmann Collection. GROSSULAR EDEN MILLS, VERMONT +++ $450.00 + $22.05 shipping . Garnet var.grossular in to sanidinitic rock;crystal dim.1 mm. The large crystal is really gemmy and bright, and is among the largest crystals for this location in terms of breadth - rarely do you get them this size (did, rather). P. Cristofono specimen and photo. The color..... $60.00 Add to Cart. Ref: The Mineralogical Record. An exceptionally high-quality thumbnail representative for this find. 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm. State gem © 2005 by Dominik Schläfli. It was suspose to repel insects and some five hundred years ago, people believed that it would Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Superb Grossular Garnets with Diopside, Eden Mills, Vermont at the best online prices at eBay! in the 13th century when garnet was used in rituals. crystal: 2.5 x 2.3 x .70 cm, complex red crystal of grossular var.hessonite up to 2.7 mm It may sound scientific and formal, but Rochester is perhaps the … ). Garnet provides unparalleled 24/7 non-emergency ambulance transport and testing services to healthcare institutions and facilities throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York. This grossular crystal is olive-brown, with high luster. All rights reserved. Eden Mills garnets rate high in the pantheon of garnets, and this specimen … Grossular or grossularite is a calcium-aluminium species of the Garnet group though the calcium may in part be replaced by ferrous iron and the aluminium by ferric iron. Grossular, Diopside, Belvidere Mountain Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA, thumbnail, 1.6 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm, A classic and fine Eden Mills thumbnail from the Dick Jones Collection., For sale from The Arkenstone, www.iRocks.com. The name grossular is derived from the botanical name for the gooseberry, grossularia, in reference to the green garnet of this composition that is found in Siberia. iron. 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm. This is crystallized all around and without damage. You have seen these garnets before, but almost all are rather opaque and pink. 6.5 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm, Big, fat, lustrous garnets, to 2.3 cm across, with a fine pale tan-olive color. Russ Buckingham collection. Grossular crystals in matrix, size 7x6 cm. 5.8 x 4.9 x 3.7 cm. Grossular garnet. ), ? Green crystals to 2 mm on diopside. 4.7 x 4.6 x 2.6cm. A gorgeous plate literally sparkling with color. (Added 1991, No. Single crystal of orange grossular garnet (variety essonite or hessonite) with complex crystal growth patterns on the faces. The crystal has very good luster as well. These crystals are very complex, including parallel growths and stacking of elongated crystals. Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada, 3.98 mm well formed Grossular crystal. Suffice it to say that it IS QUITE lustrous, in addition to its many other merits – the most obvious being its prodigious size! Ex. 506. As shown the xl is ~ 3½ mm wide. The Grossular garnet which is found in the state and is the officially designated state gemstone and are some of the best quality of this type of garnet found in the world. Ref: The Mineralogical Record. A. Stevenson collection. This specimen from the famous Eden Mills area in Vermont is a mixture of honey-colored grossular and pale green tremolite crystals. This is the largest, most translucent grossular I have seen from the classic locality. Although not as famous as Almandine and Pyrope, Grossular has some important gem varieties. This is a nice, large crystal for the locality. FOR SALE! Grossular garnet from the Belvidere Mine at Eden Mills is thought to be the finest specimen of its kind anywhere.----- from Office of the Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual, 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm. Ex. 5.9 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm. Overall size of mineral specimen: 19x16x12 mm. Frank Hess collection. Grossular is a calcium-aluminium species of the garnet group of minerals. Grossular garnets range from reddish brown to … 6 mm crystal. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Size of individual crystals: 6-10 mm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm. Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy, Nicest 3.27 mm Hessonite crystal. 1.6 mm group of green Grossular crystal. The mine known as Eden Mills quarry is located on Belvidere Mountain, situated between Lowell and Eden, Vermont and was mined for asbestos starting in the early 1900s and closed in 1993. Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x8x6 mm. This crystal has several excellent faces with nice striations. 35: 123-135. Grossular is the calcium aluminum garnet and forms in contact or regional metamorphic enviroments as does andradite the calcium Other shades include cinnamon brown, red, … for the garnet minerals. Gemmy and lustrous, reddish brown grossular garnet crystals to 8 mm with distinctive, frosted edges with a large, crude pseudomoph of an epidote crystal. Free shipping for many products! This specimen was illustrated in the book, American Mineral Treasures. This is a detail photo of a 1 cm hessonite crystal on matrix. All Rights Reserved, Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, USA. Less than 1% by weight of chromium oxide can lend the green color to the core of grossular crystals from Asbestos, Quebec. I collected this micromount in the quarry during a New York Mineralogical Club field trip led by Dr. Fred Pough, summer 1965. J. Cilen Collection. Transparent, lustrous crystal of orange grossular garnet. Grossular is often dark in color, but it also forms the lightest colored forms of Garnet, and can even be white or colorless. Very nice crystal from the classic locale for this species. Gene Meieran Collection. Grossularite or grossular garnet is one of the six main 'end-members' of the garnet family, which also includes pyrope, almandine, spessartite, uvarovite and andradite. A highly sought after variety of gem garnet is the fine green Grossular garnet from Kenya and Tanzania called tsavorite. 42214: Grossular Garnet and Diopside from Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell (commonly called Eden Mills), Orleans County, Vermont. Photo Enrico Bonacina Its colors range from pale to dark yellow, orange, gold, red, and green. Grossular is found in contact metamorphosed limestones with vesuvianite, diopside, wollastonite and wernerite. All State Gems & Gemstones is probably the most colorful of the garnets. Grossular on Pyrite w/ VesuvianiteBelvidere Mountain Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group Mine), Eden & Lowell, VermontThis piece, although little, is absolutely amazing. 6.9 x 5.4 x 4.9 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm. This piece features a stark, isolated, 1.3 cm crystal with top color and glassiness. There are many interesting beliefs and mystic stories recorded about garnets. A gem grade grossular. Gemmy partial crystal of red-orange grossular garnet. A superb thumbnail specimen for this species with cinnamon colored glassy lustrous transparent gemmy grossular crystals measuring 1.2 cm in size set on a 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm matrix. ? Sess. The crystals reach 6 mm. This specimen from the now-closed Jeffrey Asbestos quarry features a nearly 1-inch, 2-cm garnet in the middle of smaller crystals. The large crystals are very clean, with minimal damage. Garnet var. Nov 2, 2018 - Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive No. Grossular garnets come in almost every color, even colorless, except blue. 1.6 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm. Very rarely, they are a deep red, and actually rather gemmy - like this one! A fine miniature! The Whitmore collection was especially well-known for his superb suite of Eden Mills minerals. A 3-cm-across, sharp, textbook crystal of wine-red garnet sits here on a well trimmed matrix. Ex. Grossular on Diopside. The largest crystal stands proud of the other making the crystal's clarity easily visible. Acquired in 2007. (See MinRec V10 #2, The Jeffrey Mine, Grice and Williams.) Collection and photo Jesse Crawford. 2.5 mm crystal from Bedford. Clement Mason collection. Vermont State Gemstone or Gem Grossular garnet Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Adopted in 1991. It is fist-sized! This jewel-like specimen has super luster, intense deep color, and good aesthetics. Very translucent, no damage. iron garnet. A trivial edge bruise and very minor periphery contacting is certainly not detracting. Dave Stoudt Mexico Collection. Joe Budd photos. Ex. A large, gorgeous and gemmy orange grossular garnet trapezohedron from the famous and now-closed Jeffrey Mine in Quebec, Canada. Collection Domenico Preite photo Matteo Chinellato, © Chinellato Matteo - Chinellatophoto.com. +++ GARNET VAR. 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