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3.2" Gemmy Grossular Garnet Cluster - Vesper Peak, Washington
This stunning, 3.2" wide specimen contains exceptionally gemmy, orange grossular garnets within a pocket of hedenbergite-rich rock, collected from Vesper Peak in the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington. There are small spots of chalcedony within this garnet pocket. This is part of a recent find in 2020 from Vesper Peak.
The edges of the rock have been cut flat, however this specimen is accompanied by an acrylic display stand for preferred presentation.
The edges of the rock have been cut flat, however this specimen is accompanied by an acrylic display stand for preferred presentation.
About Vesper Peak Garnets
Vesper Peak, rising above the Sultan Basin in Snohomish County, Washington, is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most celebrated localities for high-quality grossular garnets. The area’s complex contact-metamorphic geology—where intrusive igneous bodies interacted with surrounding carbonate-rich rocks—created ideal conditions for forming vibrant green to orange grossular crystals, many of which occur in attractive calc-silicate assemblages. In addition to garnet, collectors prize the locality for its remarkable diversity of minerals, including quartz, prehnite, diopside, hedenbergite, calcite, clinozoisite, pyrite, and a host of other silicates and sulfides that reflect the varied metamorphic and hydrothermal history of the mountain.
The best-known source on the peak is the 48–55 Mine—often simply referred to as the “Garnet Mine”. Material from this site is noted for its sharp crystal habit, excellent color, and association with contrasting matrix minerals that make for striking display specimens.
Vesper Peak, rising above the Sultan Basin in Snohomish County, Washington, is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most celebrated localities for high-quality grossular garnets. The area’s complex contact-metamorphic geology—where intrusive igneous bodies interacted with surrounding carbonate-rich rocks—created ideal conditions for forming vibrant green to orange grossular crystals, many of which occur in attractive calc-silicate assemblages. In addition to garnet, collectors prize the locality for its remarkable diversity of minerals, including quartz, prehnite, diopside, hedenbergite, calcite, clinozoisite, pyrite, and a host of other silicates and sulfides that reflect the varied metamorphic and hydrothermal history of the mountain.
The best-known source on the peak is the 48–55 Mine—often simply referred to as the “Garnet Mine”. Material from this site is noted for its sharp crystal habit, excellent color, and association with contrasting matrix minerals that make for striking display specimens.
SPECIES
Grossular Garnet & Quartz Chalcedony
LOCATION
Vesper Peak, Snohomish County, Washington
SIZE
3.2 x 2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#175450
