Here is a very interesting specimen of Andradite Garnet var. Topazolite, with Diopside. This small cabinet size specimen comes from an area near the Victor Claim, Indian Hill, in the Clear Creek Management Area, in San Benito County, CA. This unusual specimen has topazolite garnet and diopside crystal needles covering the entire surface. The garnet crystals are a mustard… More info

Andradite Garnet & Clinochlore Daikon, Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali 5.32 cm x 3.6 cm x 3.6 cm   Here is really nice specimen, a piece of natures art, of Andradite  garnet and Clinochlore from Mali. Beautiful golden colored garnet up to 1.7 cm, formed within this matrix with clusters of hexagonal Clinochlore crystals.  The two largest garnet on … More info

Here is a great lustrous Andradite Garnet specimen. It comes from the famous Garnet Hill location near Moore Creek in Calaveras County, California. This small cabinet size specimen measures approximately 5.5 cm x 4.8 cm with most of the individual garnet crystals ranging between 1.0 and 1.5 cm.  The crystals are more reddish brown in color and have higher lus… More info

Garnet var. Grossular, Jeffrey Mine Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada 4.6 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a nice specimen of multi colored grossular garnet from the well known and now extinct mine. Present are clusters of very high luster garnet in amber colored and pinkish salmon colored crystals, within this matrix that also shows signs … More info

Andradite Garnet Daikon, Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali 6.65 cm x 5.0 cm x 3.5 cm   Here is a really nice specimen of very gemmy garnet from Mali. The  beautiful honey colored garnet, just about cover the top of this specimen. High luster faces and gem quality, makes this specimen a real sparkler.       … More info

Andradite Garnet Daikon, Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali 7.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.8 cm     Here is a really nice specimen of very gemmy garnet from Mali. The beautiful honey colored garnet cover the top of this specimen. High luster faces and gem quality, makes this specimen a real sparkler.     … More info

Garnet var. Grossular Jeffrey Mine Val-des-Sources, Quebec, Canada 3.1 cm x 2.3 cm x 1.0 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen from this famous, but now closed locale. This is an amazing cluster of gemmy, grossular garnet. It has many garnets, but the most prevalent, is the large 1.4 cm honey colored garnet. The specimen is made up of all garnet, from colorless near… More info

Grossular Garnet, Vesuvianite, Diopside & Actinolite, in a Smoky Quartz matrix. Goodell Farms, Sanford, Maine  collected in 1994 9.78 cm x 6.45 cm x 4.94 cm   Here is one for those New England or Maine mineral collectors! Now some say it has a look "only a mother could love, but I think it's very attractive in it's own way!   The … More info

Garnet var. Grossular Jeffrey Mine Val-des-Sources, Quebec, Canada 2.7 cm x 2.25 cm x 1.25 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen from this famous, but now closed locale. This is an amazing cluster of gemmy, honey colored grossular garnet. It has garnet up to 8 mm in diameter, on this double sided specimen. It may be small, but it is very gemmy and lustrous.  … More info

Grossular Garnet with Pectolite on Matrix Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Quebec, Canada 5.4 cm x 5.0 cm x 2.3 cm   Here is an exceptional specimen from this famous, but closed locale. The specimen has about a dozen garnets, most very small with pale color. The two most noticeable garnet are the two beautiful honey colored crystals up to 9 mm. These garnet are al… More info

Spessartine Garnet w/ Smoky Quartz and Hyalite Opal Wushan Spessartine Mine Zhangzhou, Fujian, China 7.5 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen from this locale. It is covered in orange to reddish orange spessartine garnet. These garnet are very gemmy with high luster faces, giving the specimen lots of sparkle. Throughout the quartz matrix are s… More info

Andradite Garnet & Clinochlore Diakon, Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali 4.6 cm x 4.0 cm x 3.0 cm   Here is an amazing specimen, a piece of natures art, of Andradite  garnet and Clinochlore from Mali. Beautiful golden colored garnet up to 1.8 cm, formed within many clusters of hexagonal Clinochlore crystals.  This combination has made for a wonderfull… More info

Chrome-bearing Grossular Garnet on Diopside Jeffrey Mine Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada 8.6 cm x 7.3 cm x 4.3 cm   Here is a great small cabinet size specimen of these amazing green garnet on matrix from this long closed mine. These crystals, despite their size, are still some of the darkest, richest green Chromium-bearing Grossular … More info

Here is one amazing specimen of Andradite Garnet.  After a recent talk with Mr. Bill Larson, it has been determined that this specimen was mis - labeled. Even though the old labels read San Benito County, this specimen in all likely hood is from Garnet Hill in Calaveras County, California. It was collected in the late 1930's  This specimen has been in some of the best coll… More info

Prehnite over Andradite Garnet Daikon, Kayes Region, Mali 8.9 cm x 4.6 cm x 4.0 cm    Here is a beautiful specimen of a not so common association of minerals. This specimens comes from a fairly new find in the African nation of Mali. Beautiful botryoidal light green balls cover this large cluster of andradite garnet. The deep brown and golden yellow garnet … More info

Garnet var. Andradite Daikon, Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali 9.38 cm x 6.0 cm x 5.7 cm, 303.8 grams     Here is an amazing specimen of large, well formed garnet from Mali. Deep brown coloring with hints of green. Very sharp form with inter-grown and twinned crystals. It has mostly high luster faces overall that do very easily pick up finger prin… More info