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Andradite Garnet, Gahnite and Calcite on Pyroxene (old classic) viewBack to MIXED MINERAL AUCTIONS from Collections & New Finds - ENDS MARCH 4

Franklin Furnace, Sussex Co., New Jersey
  • Starting Time:3/1/2010 01:30:00 AM(CST)
  • Ending Time:3/4/2010 06:35:57 PM(CST)
  • Time Left:Auction Is Closed

  • Size:9.4 x 6.6 x 4.2 cm
  • Size Description:Small Cabinet

Description:A showy, old-time, combination specimen from Franklin, that comes with a cloth label glued to the back! One end of the sculptural matrix of moderate-lustre, greenish-black, euhedral, pyroxene crystals hosts a two-sided pod of gemmy, reddish-brown, andradite garnet dodecahedrons, a few sharp, lustrous, black, gahnite octahedrons and tan calcite, that fluoresces orange. Polyadelphite is a synonym of andradite garnet. It is a name formerly applied to andradite garnet from Franklin, NJ, and still in evidence on older labels. Ex Dr. John Ward Collection.