Demantoid garnet

Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar

8,5×5,7×4,5 cm.

Lustrous grouping of transparent to traslucent Demantoid garnets with brown green color and two different size of crystallization, placed on a matrix of metamorphosed sedimentary rock; for aesthetics and quality this specimen certainly hold their own against the classic examples from Italian Alps. A great exemple from this classic world famous locality.