Wendel-Minerals | Item: 3920 - Hessonite-Bellecombe | Châtillon | Aosta Valley

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Hessonite on Clinochlore

Bellecombe | Châtillon | Aosta Valley | Italy

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^350.00€
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Article ID

3920

Size

3.8 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm

Size Description

Miniature

Status

AVAILABLE

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Description

We are looking at a quite exceptional Hessonite (a variety of the garnet species Grossular) from the alpine locality Bellecombe in the Piedmontese Aosta Valley. This specimen might just be a miniature; however, this highly aesthetic beauty does not need to hide from its brethren from North American localities such as the Canadian Jeffrey Mine near Val-des-Sources (formerly known as Asbestos) or the Belvidere Quarries in Vermont, USA. Its individual crystals are sharp, with an excellent deep orange-brown color, transparent and with a vitreous luster. They are perched on tabular olive-green Clinochlore. This is a perfect specimen with just minimal edge wears. Ex Dr. Herbert Muntau collection.