1.7" Druzy Green Uvarovite (Garnet Group) - Russia

This is a beautiful specimen of emerald green, druzy Uvarovite from Russia. This specimen comes with a small acrylic display stand.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Uvarovite
LOCATION
Saranovskoje Deposit, West Ural, Russia
SIZE
1.7x1.2"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#95826