Fade Quartz comes from inhospitable Afghanistan

Fade Quartz comes from inhospitable Afghanistan

Double sided enders & rare shapes Rockcrystal from Tibet

Double sided enders & rare shapes Rockcrystal from Tibet

Grossular also called Green Garnet from Mali

Polished slices where you can see well the typical green color. Material is very popular, each year we sell 10-12 kilo.
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Grossular also called Green Garnet from Mali is available to buy in increments of 30

The garnet group comprises minerals of a cubic crystal system, and crystals in the form of rhombic dodecahedrons and trapezoëders. The nesosilicaten are of the general formula A3B2 (SiO4) 3. Shells may contain the chemical elements calcium, magnesium, aluminum, Iron2 +, + ijzer3, chromium, manganese and titanium. Grenades show no cleavage. The hardness is from 6.5 to 7.5, and shells can be transparent to opaque. The name "garnet" comes from the Latin word granatus, and refers to malum garanatum (pomegranate) is a plant with red seeds resembling found on many garnet crystals. Garnets are contrary to what is commonly believed, and the name suggests, is not always red, but may purple, red, orange, yellow, green, brown, black or colorless. In 1998 Bekily, Madagascar, for the first time found a blue-pink garnet. This variant is considered very rare. The six most common variants are pyrope, almandine, spessartiet, grossular, uvarovite and andra diet. These occur in two solid solution series: 1.De pyralspiet Group: pyrope-almandine-spessartiet 2.De ugrandiet group: uvarovite-grossular-andra diet. Grenades are very common in the lower crust and mantle, thus playing a major role in chemical understanding of the Earth. The grenade is one of the "nine gems" in Thai Order of the Nine Gems.

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