Yoan Beckaert

The Minerals Collector's Cabinet Auction

A very rich plate of hessonite garnet in a highly sought-after red shade with a distinctive crystallization where only certain faces of the crystal appear slightly satinized. In association, we also find diopside and clinoclase. Originating from an old collection, dating to the 1980s, from Bellecombe, Val d’Aosta.

Placchetta molto ricca di Granato Hessonite di una tonalità di rosso molto ricercata con una particolare cristallizzazione dove troviamo solo determinate facce del cristallo leggermente satinate. In associazione troviamo anche Diopside e Clinocloro. Proveniente da una vecchia collezione, ritrovamento anni ‘80, da Bellecombe, Val d’Aosta.

Hessonite garnet Crystals - Height: 8 cm - Width: 5 cm- 177 g - (1)

Bellecombe, Aosta Valley, Aosta., Italy

Italy

verified

Verified

Number of objects

Main mineral

Mineral form

Supplement

Weight

Origin (region/city)

Country of origin

Height

Width

Depth

Rich plate featuring Hessonite garnet crystals in a red-toned specimen, with Diopside and Clinoclore, from Bellecombe, Val d’Aosta, Italy, weighing 177 g and measuring 8 × 5 × 3 cm.

Hessonite garnet Crystals - Height: 8 cm - Width: 5 cm- 177 g - (1)

Selected by Yoan Beckaert

Catawiki Buyer Protection

Trustpilot 4.4 | 139338 reviews

Share this object with your friends

Rich plate featuring Hessonite garnet crystals in a red-toned specimen, with Diopside and Clinoclore, from Bellecombe, Val d’Aosta, Italy, weighing 177 g and measuring 8 × 5 × 3 cm.

Description from the seller

Details

Similar objects