Andradite var. Topazolite Garnet (Rob Sielecki Coll.)

Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana, Madagascar
Miniature, 3.6 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Start Time: 03/22/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/28/2019 6:30:51 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Gemmy and lustrous, greenish-brownish-yellow dodecahedral/trapezohedral Topazolite Andradite Garnet crystals are aesthetically clustered on matrix on this showy and excellent miniature from the well-known late 2000s finds in Madagascar. The large crystal is 1.4 cm and back lighting reveals, that the crystals are yellow-brown resembling namesake topaz in the color and transparency. Fine quality crystals from the Rob Sielecki Collection. The piece has two fine display views.

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