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MADGARN-01 - Andradite var. Demantoid garnet - $ 1200 SOLD
Antetezambato, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

thumbnail, 1.7x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
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Andradite var. Demantoid garnet from Antetezambato, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/new2010/dem01a.jpg]
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Andradite var. Demantoid garnet from Antetezambato, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/new2010/dem01b.jpg]
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Andradite var. Demantoid garnet from Antetezambato, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/new2010/dem01c.jpg]

A stunning thumbnail, one that rgabbed me amidst hundreds of simply "small specimes" I have seen, as a piece with balance and significance that shows best in this size range, and not just "a small rock." This piece features a large, glassy and gemmy, grass-green demantoid crystal, measuring 1.7 cm in length, framed by smaller crystals. All of them are perched on a natural little pedestal of matrix and the cluster is complete all around. MUCH BETTER in person.



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