Coarse garnet, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Canada.

30,00

This specimen of orange-colored grossular garnet crystals comes from the huge open-pit Asbestos quarry in Quebec, Canada, known in English as the “Jeffrey Mine”. It was mined for asbestos.

It’s one of the largest man-made “holes” on Earth. This locality has produced the world-famous garnets and vesuvianite and many other beautiful mineral species.

This specimen comes from Bernard Mary’s mineral collection.

  • Description

    Description

    This specimen of orange-colored grossular garnet crystals comes from the huge open-pit Asbestos quarry in Quebec, Canada, known in English as the “Jeffrey Mine”. It was mined for asbestos.

    It’s one of the largest man-made “holes” on Earth. This locality has produced the world-famous garnets and vesuvianite and many other beautiful mineral species.

    This specimen comes from Bernard Mary’s mineral collection.

    This post is also available in: French

  • Additional information

    Additional information

    Weight 0,02 kg
    Dimensions 3 × 2 × 1,3 cm

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