Tsavorite with Pyrite on Graphite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Graphite, Pyrite, Grossular
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- D391
Glassy and transparent Tsavorite crystals on a Graphite matrix. Tsavorite is a chrome and vanadium rich variety of Grossular from East Africa and is one of the most valuable types of garnet found anywhere. Clean, less common matrix Tsavorite specimen.