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3" Andradite Garnet Cluster - Imilchil, Morocco
This beautiful, 3" wide melanite garnet cluster is from Imilchil in Morocco. The bottom has been cut flat so it will stand up on its own.
About Melanite Garnets
Melanite garnet is a striking black variety of andradite garnet, prized for its deep, glossy luster and well-formed crystal shapes. Its rich black color comes from a high titanium content within the crystal structure, which distinguishes melanite from other andradite varieties like demantoid. Often forming sharp dodecahedral or trapezohedral crystals, melanite garnets are found in alkaline igneous and metamorphic environments and have long been valued both as mineral specimens and as an unusual, elegant gemstone.
Melanite garnet is a striking black variety of andradite garnet, prized for its deep, glossy luster and well-formed crystal shapes. Its rich black color comes from a high titanium content within the crystal structure, which distinguishes melanite from other andradite varieties like demantoid. Often forming sharp dodecahedral or trapezohedral crystals, melanite garnets are found in alkaline igneous and metamorphic environments and have long been valued both as mineral specimens and as an unusual, elegant gemstone.
SPECIES
Andradite var Melanite
LOCATION
Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco
SIZE
3 x 2.4"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#80472
