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Carboneri, Villar Pellice, Pellice Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Grossular (Var: Hessonite) : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3, Clinochlore : (Mg,Fe2+)5Al[(OH)8|AlSi3O10]

Carboneri, Villar Pellice, Pellice Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

Groups of dark red brilliant hessonite crystals with max. size 10 mm. and gemmy quality with dark green clinochlore lamellae on rodingite matrix. Photo and private collection of Marco Macchieraldo.
 © Marco MacchieraldoPhoto ID: 70429    View Count: 423

Grossular (Var: Hessonite) : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3, Clinochlore : (Mg,Fe2+)5Al[(OH)8|AlSi3O10], Apatite

Carboneri, Villar Pellice, Pellice Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

Overall size 15x12x4 cm. Carpet of exceptional very brilliant red hessonite crystals with max. size 10 mm., white hexagonal apatite crystals of 7 mm. and green chlinochlore. Photo and private collection of Marco Macchieraldo.
 © Marco MacchieraldoPhoto ID: 177005    View Count: 129

Multiple photos availableGrossular (Var: Hessonite) : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3

Carboneri, Villar Pellice, Pellice Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

Overall size 26x15x7 cm. Museum size specimen with exceptional very brilliant red hessonite crystals with max. size 10 mm. and green clinochlore lamellae. Photo and private collection of Marco Macchieraldo.
 © Marco MacchieraldoPhoto ID: 176452    View Count: 93

Multiple photos availableGrossular (Var: Hessonite) : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3, Clinochlore : (Mg,Fe2+)5Al[(OH)8|AlSi3O10]

Carboneri, Villar Pellice, Pellice Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

6.0 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm. Beautiful, brilliant, gemmy, dark red hessonite crystals to 5 mm richly cover the vuggy matrix and are very nicely accented with silvery-green clinochlore lamellae on this fine specimen from a classic Italian locale - Carboneri in the Pellice Valley. Very highly representative and rich material from this noted locale. Ex. Wes ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 256903    View Count: 8
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