Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)

Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)
Garnet Green Grossular #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Brazil)

El Loro Jewelry & Gifts

$70.00 
SKU: GAR-1-70

*This is a very small miniature, known as a thumbnail specimen. Please examine scale photo and consider dimensions carefully.* Thumbnail specimens are mounted in small display boxes known as perky boxes, and contain locality information. They are designed so that they are ready for display, or may be unmounted for any use including jewelry supply. An ideal and efficient tiny treasure, for any collection!

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Mineral Name: Green Garnet (Grossular)

Locality: Brazil

Dimensions: 0.50" x 0.46" (13mm x 12mm)

Characteristics of this specimen: Olive green shades of lustrous miniature stacked crystals.

Garnet varieties include almandine, pyrope, spessartine, grossular, uvarovite, and andradite. Garnets form in the cubic, or isometric, system--they form geometric shapes.

Care Notes: Garnets display a range of chemical properties, and hardness varies between 6.5-7.5. They are relatively hard and resistant to breakage.

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Healing Keywords: Garnet is most often associated with grounding and physical health and vitality. Grossular garnet is especially associated with wealth and prosperity. 

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