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4.1" Polished Garnet In Wollastonite Sphere - Namibia
This is a 4.1" polished sphere featuring vivid orange grossular garnets scattered through a creamy white wollastonite matrix from Namibia. The material takes an excellent polish, bringing out the translucent garnets and the silky sheen of the wollastonite.
An acrylic ring stand is included.
An acrylic ring stand is included.
About Garnet in Wollastonite
Polished garnets in wollastonite from Namibia beautifully highlight the contrasting mineralogy of this classic skarn assemblage. The matrix is composed of wollastonite, a calcium silicate mineral (CaSiO₃) formed through high-temperature contact metamorphism when silica-rich fluids interact with limestone. In its natural state it develops fibrous, radiating, or massive habits, but when polished it takes on a smooth, porcelain-like sheen with subtle white to pale-green tones.
Scattered throughout this matrix are grossular garnets, a calcium-aluminum garnet species known for its warm cinnamon, honey, and amber hues. Grossular forms sharp dodecahedral or trapezohedral crystals and often shows excellent clarity and internal glow when polished, making its color and structure even more pronounced. These garnets originate in calcium-rich skarn environments where intruding magma chemically alters the surrounding carbonate rock.
Polished garnets in wollastonite from Namibia beautifully highlight the contrasting mineralogy of this classic skarn assemblage. The matrix is composed of wollastonite, a calcium silicate mineral (CaSiO₃) formed through high-temperature contact metamorphism when silica-rich fluids interact with limestone. In its natural state it develops fibrous, radiating, or massive habits, but when polished it takes on a smooth, porcelain-like sheen with subtle white to pale-green tones.
Scattered throughout this matrix are grossular garnets, a calcium-aluminum garnet species known for its warm cinnamon, honey, and amber hues. Grossular forms sharp dodecahedral or trapezohedral crystals and often shows excellent clarity and internal glow when polished, making its color and structure even more pronounced. These garnets originate in calcium-rich skarn environments where intruding magma chemically alters the surrounding carbonate rock.
SPECIES
Garnet var. Grossular, & Wollastonite
LOCATION
Namibia
SIZE
4.1" wise
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#343957
