Spectacular 3.8" Green Uvarovite (Garnet Group) - Russia

This is a beautiful specimen of emerald green, druzy Uvarovite from Russia. This uvarovite specimen contains a wonderful variety of both small and relatively large sized garnets for this variety.

Uvarovite is a chromium-bearing garnet group species with the formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3. Uvarovite is one of the rarest of the garnet group minerals, and is the only consistently green garnet species, with an emerald-green color. It occurs as well-formed fine-sized crystals. It is found associated with chromium ores in Spain, Russia, and Quebec in Canada. It also occurs in Finland, Norway, and South Africa.