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  • A superior grossular specimen featuring well-formed trapezohedrons with brilliant red coloration perched on dark matrix with mineral associates. The 8 cm specimen from Akhmatovskaya Kop' displays exceptional crystal definition, distinct color zoning under varied lighting, and represents the finest quality from this locality.
  • A superior grossular specimen featuring well-formed trapezohedrons with brilliant red coloration perched on dark matrix with mineral associates. The 8 cm specimen from Akhmatovskaya Kop' displays exceptional crystal definition, distinct color zoning under varied lighting, and represents the finest quality from this locality.
  • A superior grossular specimen featuring well-formed trapezohedrons with brilliant red coloration perched on dark matrix with mineral associates. The 8 cm specimen from Akhmatovskaya Kop' displays exceptional crystal definition, distinct color zoning under varied lighting, and represents the finest quality from this locality.
  • A superior grossular specimen featuring well-formed trapezohedrons with brilliant red coloration perched on dark matrix with mineral associates. The 8 cm specimen from Akhmatovskaya Kop' displays exceptional crystal definition, distinct color zoning under varied lighting, and represents the finest quality from this locality.

GROSSULAR GARNET

Akhmatovskaya Kop’, Nazyamskie Mountains, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
8.6 x 5.2 x 1.7 cm
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
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Numerous trapezohedral grossulars to 1.1cm strewn across matrix with minor diopside, clinochlore, and calcite also present. The smaller grossulars show a brilliant red with direct lighting, while the larger ones show deep red hues with backlighting.  Though the Akhmatovskaya Kop' is a somewhat well-known locale, good quality garnets from there are few and far between. Great aesthetics and quality, and a great addition to any cabinet of garnets or Russian minerals. From the collection of famed mineral collector Kurt Hefendehl.