Grossular: Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Quebec, Canada

Description

Species: Grossular Garnet

Locality: Jeffrey Mine (“Johns-Manville Mine”), Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada

Dimensions: 11.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm.

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The Jeffrey mine, a now-defunct giant open bit asbestos mine located in rural Quebec, Canada, is world-famous for it’s superb, colorful, often gem-quality crystals of grossular garnet and vesuvianite, considered by many connoisseurs to be the world’s finest examples of these highly-collectible species. This gorgeous cabinet-size specimen features a “carpet” of lustrous, completely gemmy orange grossular crystals to over 1 cm each, with wonderfully bright luster. Cabinet-size Jeffrey mine garnet specimens of this quality have become quite scarce and sought-after on the market, and this is a superbly showy example of this true Canadian mineral classic. There is one professional repair, which has been done in a leading mineral lab and is basically impossible to see. In excellent condition otherwise. Annette Slade photo.