Grossular crystals in matrix, size 7x6 cm. Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy, Nicest 3.27 mm Hessonite crystal. 3.9 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm. Grossularite (or grossular) garnet is a calcium-aluminum garnet. It may sound scientific and formal, but Rochester is perhaps the … The largest garnet measures 3/8 inch across a face. Hessonite is a red variety of grossular and is also 5 mm grossular crystal. This is a flashy grossular garnet specimen with sharp crystals lining a vug in the matrix. in the 13th century when garnet was used in rituals. Free shipping . It is extremely symmetric as ... 6.7 x 4.4 x 1.0 cm. These already-rare bright green Jeffrey Mine grossulars have virtually DISAPPEARED since the closing of the mine. Ex. The mine known as Eden Mills quarry is located on Belvidere Mountain, situated between Lowell and Eden, Vermont and was mined for asbestos starting in the early 1900s and closed in 1993. 6.5 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm, Big, fat, lustrous garnets, to 2.3 cm across, with a fine pale tan-olive color. The color..... $60.00 Add to Cart. Bob considered this among the most important pieces he found in 40 years of collecting at this locality. It has the chemical formula of Ca3Al23 but the calcium may, in part, be replaced by ferrous iron and the aluminium by ferric iron. This is a detail photo of a 1 cm hessonite crystal on matrix. $15.00. Eden Mills garnets rate high in the pantheon of garnets, and this specimen … A LARGE, beautifully gemmy and lustrous, sherry-colored grossular garnet crystal with a bit of included matrix from the famous and now closed Jeffrey Mine in Quebec. 506. 11.0 x 7.0 x 4.3 cm. 4.7 x 4.6 x 2.6cm. Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada, 3.98 mm well formed Grossular crystal. J. Cilen Collection. Field of view is 17 mm. Vermont's Legislature designated the grossular Garnet as it's official state gem in 1991. Gene Meieran Collection. Very nice orange-dark Grossular crystal of at 13 mm. ), Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico. SUPERB GROSSULAR GARNETS with Diopside TN, Eden Mills, Vermont - $76.42. 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.5cm. One of the most aesthetic I have seen of these. 1.0 x 1/2 x 3/4 inches. The law designating the rossular garnet as the official Vermont state gem is found in the Vermont Statutes Online, Title 1, Chapter 11, Section Canon 20D + Canon 100mm macro, © Chinellato Matteo - Natural History Museum Milan, Italy. FOR SALE! Very nice crystal from the classic locale for this species. Specimen courtesy of Kaygeedee Minerals, Ottawa. 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm. from a miner\'s lunch box in 1999 beautiful thumbnail group measuring 3 x 2 cm. You have seen these garnets before, but almost all are rather opaque and pink. the Jeffrey Mine and others are mostly grossular with a chromium-induced tint, "chrome grossular". Size of individual crystals: 19 mm. Geiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-747: 1997: 0: 100: 0001924: Grossular Sharp, translucent, vibrant “raspberry” color dodecahedron of Grossular measuring 1.5 cm which is associated with a few smaller dodecahedra on matrix. MOB coll. Grossular or grossularite is a calcium-aluminium species of the Garnet group though the calcium may in part be replaced by ferrous iron and the aluminium by ferric iron. This crystal habit is classic The large crystal is really gemmy and bright, and is among the largest crystals for this location in terms of breadth - rarely do you get them this size (did, rather). I collected this micromount in the quarry during a New York Mineralogical Club field trip led by Dr. Fred Pough, summer 1965. Gene Meieran Collection. From Bedford. Grossular on Diopside. The Vermont State Gem, the Grossular garnet, Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, is technically a mineral - a silicate, which is colored brown due to the presence of iron. Free shipping for many products! Dave ... Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy, crystal size 4mm,Photo & collection Paolo Grosso. Grossular Garnet with Diopside (classic material) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection) Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Counties, Vermont 5.9 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm Start Time: 10/15/2020 8:45:00 pm (CDT) End Time: 10/22/2020 7:05:00 pm (CDT) Auction Closed Winning Bid: $191 Winning Bidder: tubman Garnet may even protect one from thieves. +++ GARNET VAR. © 2007 by Dominik Schläfli. Ex. 9.5 x 9 x 3 cm. Best in stereo (child photo). Lustrous single grossular garnet crystal. Crystal-Odyssey specimen. Gemmy partial crystal of red-orange grossular garnet. These crystals are very complex, including parallel growths and stacking of elongated crystals. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x4x3.5 cm. Grossular garnet from the Belvidere Mine at Eden Mills is thought to be the finest specimen of its kind anywhere.----- from Office of the Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual, Al Sebela collection. Photo Chinellato Matteo Collection Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy. The state gem shall be the grossular garnet. Pronunciation: GROSS•you•lar GAR•net (accent on capitalized syllable). GROSSULAR EDEN MILLS, VERMONT +++ $450.00 + $22.05 shipping . Ref: The Mineralogical Record. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. The crystals reach 9 mm. A shockingly aesthetic specimen that can be a miniature or, with slight trim, a thumbnail to die for! Garnet var. Vermont State Gemstone or Gem Grossular garnet Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Adopted in 1991. Zodiac:Garnet is associated with the zodiac sign Aquarius. Very rarely, they are a deep red, and actually rather gemmy - like this one! May 28, 1992. 55509: Grossular Garnet from Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell (commonly called Eden Mills), Orleans County, Vermont. The name 'grossular' is derived from the botanical name for the gooseberry, 'grossularia'. The crystals are of very good quality; no damage. sometimes used as a gem. Ref: The Mineralogical Record. Other shades include cinnamon brown, red, … All Rights Reserved, Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, USA. Grossular with diopside. Gerard van der Veldt collection and photo. Vermont designated the grossular garnet as official state gem in 1991. Ex. Collection Domenico Preite, Image is 10mm wide. A stunning, rich specimen of classic garnet from this now defunct mine, just vibrant with deep color and glassy lustre. All State Gems & Gemstones Gemmy and lustrous, reddish brown grossular garnet crystals to 8 mm with distinctive, frosted edges with a large, crude pseudomoph of an epidote crystal. The grossular crystals are lustrous, translucent, and have surface striations (growth patterns). A cluster of very Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x18x15 mm. You can see some euhedral contacts where little grossularites grew against it. Grossular Garnets with Diopside Eden Mills, Vermont These gemmy-red garnets with green 174268546665 The garnet is very bright and gemmy and measures 1/4 inches. Overall size of mineral specimen: 12x11x7 mm. Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x8x6 mm. Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA. Grossularite or grossular garnet is one of the six main 'end-members' of the garnet family, which also includes pyrope, almandine, spessartite, uvarovite and andradite. 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm. The Vermont State Gem, the Grossular garnet, Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, is technically a mineral - a silicate, which is colored brown due to the presence of CLASSIC and beautifully choice material from the Ken Hollmann Collection. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. © 2005 by Dominik Schläfli. Grossular Garnet is a calcium aluminum silicate. Grossular on Pyrite w/ VesuvianiteBelvidere Mountain Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group Mine), Eden & Lowell, VermontThis piece, although little, is absolutely amazing. Single crystal of transparent orange grossular garnet 12 mm across with several 1 mm grossular crystals on the surface. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2003 ... 2 mm crystal. Very translucent, no damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 22x14x12 mm. This specimen from the famous Eden Mills area in Vermont is a mixture of honey-colored grossular and pale green tremolite crystals. The green garnets from the Thetford Mines in Quebec, Canada are now considered by many to be uvarovite, or at least a grossular-uvarovite hybrid, whereas Compositing software CombineZP. A gem grade grossular. Size of individual crystals: 6-10 mm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm. Gemstone:Grossular Garnet Birthstone Month:Garnet is the gemstone for the month of January. 6.5 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm. A nice combination thumbnail from Eden Mills and the Robert Whitmore Collection. Eden Mills, Vermont. 2005. Magical properties were assigned A nice combination thumbnail from Eden Mills and the Robert Whitmore Collection. This is the largest, most translucent grossular I have seen from the classic locality. 5.9 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm. Photo & collection: D. Schläfli. These came out in the late 1990s. Although not as famous as Almandine and Pyrope, Grossular has some important gem varieties. Mar 31, 2019 - Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive No. 42214: Grossular Garnet and Diopside from Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell (commonly called Eden Mills), Orleans County, Vermont. between friends to ensure that they would meet again and to symbolize their affection. 35: 123-135. The diopside is beautifully terminated. Rare grossular garnet druzy cabochon. Wendell E. Wilson SOLD. The Grossular garnet which is found in the state and is the officially designated state gemstone and are some of the best quality of this type of garnet found in the world. We purchased the rough from a collector There are many interesting beliefs and mystic stories recorded about garnets. Grossular Garnet, Belvidere Quarry, Eden Mills, Vermont. The name grossular is derived from the botanical name for the gooseberry, grossularia, in reference to the green garnet of this composition that is found in Siberia. Transparent, lustrous crystal of orange grossular garnet. Ex. Ex. Several other crystals are situated on the rear of the specimen. 506. It is fist-sized! 1, eff. The crystals reach 6 mm. The pictures don't seem to do this one justice! A gorgeous plate literally sparkling with color. We tried to photograph this old Mexican specimen twice to capture the luster, but to no avail. Grossular is the calcium aluminum garnet and forms in contact or regional metamorphic enviroments as does andradite the calcium TN LIGHT GREEN GARNETS ON DIOPSIDE, LOWELL MINE, EDEN MILLS, VERMONT. 6 x 4 x 1.5 cm. The Whitmore collection was especially well-known for his superb suite of Eden Mills minerals. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm. Beginning in the 1950s miners found Grossular garnets and vesuvianites. ? It sits on colorless diopside encrusted with smaller grossular xls. A fine miniature! All rights reserved. An excellent thumbnail specimen from this classic locality! Grossular garnet. As shown the xl is ~ 3½ mm wide. Ken Hollmann Collection. P. Cristofono specimen and photo, field-collected 1997. A GORGEOUS plate RICHLY covered with intensely gemmy and glassy orange grossular garnet crystals to 5 mm with vesuvianite from Eden Mills, Vermont. Grossular garnet is a fusion of calcium and aluminum, often with a fair percentage of iron included in the mix. Grossular garnet, the State Gem, is technically a mineral -- a silicate, which is colored brown due to the presence of iron. You may have seen some of these grossular leaking out of Mexico, but is is VERY unusual to find them this fine and large, and well-exposed on matrix! Size of individual crystals: 18 mm. Robert Whitmore Collection. 5.8 x 4.9 x 3.7 cm. Self-collected by Bob Whitmore in the late 1970s. Ex. 7 mm red grossular crystal with green diopside. This specimen was illustrated in the book, American Mineral Treasures. for the garnet minerals. Ex. Add to Compare. Garnet The grossular garnet, which technically speaking is a silicate mineral, is reddish-brown in color because of the existence of iron. ? You do not normally see such large xls in this condition. Sess. Photograph by Edward Rosenzweig. No damage. Ed David and Marty Zinn collections. gemcrystals@aol.com, © 2006 Joseph A. Freilich, LLC. Specimen is from the collection of Ray Grant (1975). Size: 11 X 7 X 3,5cm with pink/redish crystals up to 1cm. Showy cinnamon colored glassy lustrous gemmy crystals of grossular to 1.0 cm in size are forming a flattish 4.7 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm cluster without matrix. But more than that, the crystal is complete all the way around (matrix contact only on the very back, giving it a fine ... Specimen courtesy of KayGeeDee Minerals, Ottawa. Grossular is often dark in color, but it also forms the lightest colored forms of Garnet, and can even be white or colorless. In person, the crystals are also much more gemmy and internally ... A superb loose floater grouping of crystallized grossular, mostly gemmy and transparent, of very good color. Collection Domenico Preite photo Matteo Chinellato, 3.5 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm. Ex. It was suspose to repel insects and some five hundred years ago, people believed that it would Grossular, the Vermont State Gem, is found at Belvidere Mountain along with 40 or more other rock-forming minerals. Joe Budd photos. 1.6 mm group of green Grossular crystal. Pure Grossular is colorless; the wide range of colors in this Garnet is caused by various impurities. An exceptionally high-quality thumbnail representative for this find. Garnets were supposed to hold healing properties, relieving However, unlike other garnets, they’re rarely red or dark. This piece features a stark, isolated, 1.3 cm crystal with top color and glassiness. The term Grossular is from the Latin word for gooseberries. This is because of its light color that looks very similar to the color of berries. Ex. There really is no event in the Mineral World year exactly like the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. Collection Domenico Preite. crystal: 2.5 x 2.3 x .70 cm, complex red crystal of grossular var.hessonite up to 2.7 mm History & Lore:The name Garnet comes from the Latin word … Garnet provides unparalleled 24/7 non-emergency ambulance transport and testing services to healthcare institutions and facilities throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York. Here is a huge for locality 5.5cm by 3.5cm grossular cluster from the historic Belvidere quarry. Grossular has many color possibilities and Collection Domenico Preite photo Matteo Chinellato, © Chinellato Matteo - Chinellatophoto.com. Why Would You Use Grossular Garnet? State gem 2.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm. 5.7 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm. State gem (P. Cristofono specimen & photo. Beginning in the 1950s miners found Grossular garnets and vesuvianites. This specimen has super luster, intense deep color, and good aesthetics . A 3-cm-across, sharp, textbook crystal of wine-red garnet sits here on a well trimmed matrix. Brian Kosnar Collection. This crystal is the upper half of a crystal that is incomplete because it contacted matrix. Grossular Garnet Properties. It was adopted in 1991. Nov 2, 2018 - Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive No. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm. 6 mm crystal. Collection and photo Jesse Crawford. This garnet was discovered in the 1960s in the Tsavo area of Kenya, from which the gem takes its name. A superb thumbnail specimen for this species with cinnamon colored glassy lustrous transparent gemmy grossular crystals measuring 1.2 cm in size set on a 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm matrix. is probably the most colorful of the garnets. ), ? Vasco Trancoso collection and photo. This crystal has several excellent faces with nice striations. 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm. Glassy, very slightly pinkish, transparent gem quality glassy lustrous grossular crystals to 7 mm in size set nicely on matrix. This is a nice, large crystal for the locality. iron garnet. Grossular, Diopside, Belvidere Mountain Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA, thumbnail, 1.6 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm, A classic and fine Eden Mills thumbnail from the Dick Jones Collection., For sale from The Arkenstone, www.iRocks.com. The garnet is a textbook dodecahedron and has striking points of orange fire. iron. Classic combination material from this very ... 5.0 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm. A highly sought after variety of gem garnet is the fine green Grossular garnet from Kenya and Tanzania called tsavorite. Dr. Gary Hansen specimen and not shown since the early 1980s. Superb red grossular garnet crystals on green diopside from the collection of former quarry superintendent. 1 V.S.A. Suffice it to say that it IS QUITE lustrous, in addition to its many other merits – the most obvious being its prodigious size! 35: 123-135; The Mineralogical Record, 10(2),pp:69-80. A beautiful, gemmy, reddish-orange grossular garnet is aesthetically perched on lustrous, parallel-growth diopside blades. Normally garnets were exchanged It is so transparent that you can see right through to the ... Raspberry grossular in matrix, 6cm wide, ex Jerry Poirier collection. Akhtaragda River mouth, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. skin conditions, protecting against poisons, and if placed under the pillow, garnet would protect one from bad dreams. This is crystallized all around and without damage. 7.3 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm. This salmon-pink garnet is just hard to believe for its size and the textbook perfection of its form. The crystal has very good luster as well. A sharp, red dodecahedron, 1.0 cm across, on matrix. $70.00 + $3.85 shipping . Garnet var.grossular in to sanidinitic rock;crystal dim.1 mm. Field collected ca. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Superb Grossular Garnets with Diopside, Eden Mills, Vermont at the best online prices at eBay! Its colors range from pale to dark yellow, orange, gold, red, and green. As hard as it is to find one of these now, it will only get harder. This jewel-like specimen has super luster, intense deep color, and good aesthetics. 221 (Adj. Ref: The Mineralogical Record, 10(2),pp:69-80; Le Règne Minéral(37),pp:10-34; The Mineralogical Record. Width of field is 7.0 mm. Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope. 506. drive away demons. Frank Hess collection. We Collection D.Preite photo M.Chinellato, complex red crystal of grossular var.hessonite up to 3.18 mm It is MAJOR Ex Richard Hauck ... Green crystals, about 1 mm long, on diopside. J. levinger specimen and photo, © Jonathan\'s Mineral Exchange, all rights reserved, Albano Lake crater, Albano Laziale, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy. P. Cristofono specimen and photo, field collected 1978. Henry Minot photo & collection. From Bedford. Associated with diopside. Clement Mason collection. The name grossular is derived from the botanical name for the gooseberry, grossularia. A beautiful, gemmy, reddish-orange grossular garnet is aesthetically perched on lustrous, parallel-growth diopside blades. Photo Enrico Bonacina ). It is believed that these garnets form from the metamorphism of impure siliceous limestones. This specimen from the now-closed Jeffrey Asbestos quarry features a nearly 1-inch, 2-cm garnet in the middle of smaller crystals. Ex. Grossular Garnet (19 complex crystals) from Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell (commonly called Eden Mills), Orleans County, Vermont Grossular is member of the Garnet group, and is its most varicolored form, occurring in almost all colors except for blue. Chapter 11: FLAG, INSIGNIA, SEAL, ETC. Grossular garnets come in almost every color, even colorless, except blue. This is an old and rare style, for the locality, quite different from the generally matte finish crystals you usually see from here in a variety of browns and orange colors (and, from one large find of the past, in pink). Acquired in 2007. Grossular garnets range from reddish brown to … Grossular Garnet. 1.7 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm, 3.6 g Ex Lloyd Tate collection. This specimen consists of two intergrown, intense red grossular crystals on green diopside crystals. Add to Wish List. 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm. This xl has a distinctly “aqua” hue. Perfect for healers and spiritual seekers. Size of individual crystals: 12 mm. Photo Matteo Chinellato Title 1: General Provisions A. Stevenson collection. These crystals measure over 2 cm across, and the 3 largest are complete and undamaged all around. Find colleges, newspapers, radios and tv stations, traffic reports, and K-12 resources: facts, geographies, histories, timelines, and state symbols: animals, birds, flags, flowers, insects, seals, trees, and more as well as links to social, demographic, and economic statistics on the 50 states. Official State Gem of Vermont. Size of individual crystals: 8 mm. Grossular garnet from the Belvidere Mine at Eden Mills is thought to be the finest specimen of its kind anywhere. Measures 2.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm in size overall. Ex. Several gem/gemmy lustrous, red-orange, dodecahedral Grossular crystals up to 8 mm nicely scattered on lustrous, gray-green diopside crystal matrix. Grossular (also known as grossularite), like other Less than 1% by weight of chromium oxide can lend the green color to the core of grossular crystals from Asbestos, Quebec. Buy Hessonite Garnet healing stones chosen for beauty & power. 1.6 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm. garnets, forms rounded crystals with 12 rhombic or 24 trapezoidal faces or combinations of these and some other forms. The glassy lustre and rich color here are top-notch! Single crystal of orange grossular garnet (variety essonite or hessonite) with complex crystal growth patterns on the faces. Grossular is a calcium-aluminium species of the garnet group of minerals. (See MinRec V10 #2, The Jeffrey Mine, Grice and Williams.) P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Chemical Symbol:Ca3Al2Si3O12 Chemical Make-up:Grossular Garnet is a Calcium Aluminum Silicate, with its wide array of colors caused by various trace mineral impurities. Gemmy orange-red grossular garnet crystals on diopside. These crystals have a sharp form, saturated color, and are wonderfully isolated on matrix. Ex. The large crystals are very clean, with minimal damage. A trivial edge bruise and very minor periphery contacting is certainly not detracting. The two main crystals look like faceted gemstones with such beautiful glassy burgundy luster. Ex. (Added 1991, No. The mine known as Eden Mills quarry is located on Belvidere Mountain, situated between Lowell and Eden, Vermont and was mined for asbestos starting in the early 1900s and closed in 1993. The orange variety is the most common and specimens of orange grossular crusts are prized by many collectors. 6.9 x 5.4 x 4.9 cm. For a complete list of minerals (plus photographs) , history of the quarries, and health-related issues the reader is referred to Hadden (1996), Van … P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Orange Hessonite Garnet on Diopside xls: Belvidere Quarry. The garnet is a textbook dodecahedron and has striking points of orange fire. A small specimen, yes, but it is a very rare example (no longer available of course) of the little intense green, gemmy grossulars occasionally discovered at the Jeffrey 1.9 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. Note the complex additional stepped faces on many crystals, which result in extra reflection of light and more "sparkle" to the piece overall. Green crystals to 2 mm on diopside. A large, gorgeous and gemmy orange grossular garnet trapezohedron from the famous and now-closed Jeffrey Mine in Quebec, Canada. All rights reserved. Grossular Garnet ID: CC12068 A single rootbeer gemmy crystal of Grossular Garnet measuring to 1.3cm sits neatly atop a crystalline pale green Diopside from Eden Mills quarries area in Vermont, USA. 1.6 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm. Sharp, textbook crystals of this intense raspberry-colored garnet measure to 2 cm across on this cabinet piece. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Now and then, you will find a little specimen with tiny crystals, but not sizeable crystals such as this (to .45 mm), with the TOP glowing green color and gemminess! Consciously sourced Earth to Pocket. Allan Young specimen and photo. Ex. Superb pair of intergrown Garnets sitting on a bed of dipside crystals. No damage. An absolutely perfect, lustrous, textbook grossular garnet of 2 cm, beautifully exposed on the matrix, of the creamy color characteristic for this locality. Overall size of mineral specimen: 19x16x12 mm. Grossular. Grossular Garnet Thumbnail, 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm Eden Mills, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA Ex. The largest crystal stands proud of the other making the crystal's clarity easily visible. Wholesale Flat 5 pieces GROSSULAR GARNET Crystals Coyote Front CA @$12 for sale. Often light … Russ Buckingham collection. This locality is now closed so buy 'em while you can! 50 State Guide - eReferenceDesk Reference and Information on the 50 US States of America. Grossular is found in contact metamorphosed limestones with vesuvianite, diopside, wollastonite and wernerite. It is complete except for one corner, where there was probably a contact. Ex. From Office of the Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual, Biennial Session, 1993-1994, p. 25. Dave Stoudt Mexico Collection. 2.5 mm crystal from Bedford. An extremely fine example of this attractive combination of grossular and diopside. This grossular crystal is olive-brown, with high luster. 35: 123-135; The ... 6.5 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm. Overall size of mineral specimen: 18x15x10 mm. Medium orange crystals of grossular garnet up to 1 cm on matrix. Grossular Garnet The official state gemstone of Vermont is the Grossular garnet, which is found throughout the state. Grossular garnet from the Belvidere Mine at Eden Mills is thought to be the finest specimen of its kind anywhere. Grossular is the most varicolored of the Garnet s. 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