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Garnet

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Description
Locality: 
Diakon Commune, Cercle de Bafoulabé, Kayes Region, Mali
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 13.5 × 9.8 cm
Description

In Austria we have a locality in Alps, which produced garnets up to 5cm - which is already very large. But Kayes in Mali produced a low number of crystals in this incredible dimension - a garnet - in this case - Andradite in 14cm diameter is fantastic. The crystal is very dark, almost black, all terminations are razor sharp and all faces are glossy with a very attractive texture. A relatively small area at the reverse was on the rock, but healed. A smaller side crystal is inter-grown to the right hand side - which is in same high condition. Undamaged.

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