Garnet Mineral Collection

[jakesrocks]

Hey Jan, Just posted my introduction.

There's already a forum for minerals. Why restrict it to thumbnail specimens ? All natural minerals are beautiful.

One new subject that could be considered is something about cleaning and preparation of minerals and fossils.

Don

[gingerkid]

Okay, thank you, Don for your suggestion!! I'll add it to the list in the "Something you think is missing" thread.

[PinkDiamond]

We have a restriction on thumbnail specimens? I'm sorry but I don't know what you mean.

[jakesrocks]

We have a restriction on thumbnail specimens? I'm sorry but I don't know what you mean.

Sorry. Guess my comment wasn't clear. Jan said that she hoped that I would create a thumbnail mineral thread. I asked her why limit it to thumbnail sized specimens. While I prefer the smaller size of specimens due to limited storage area, I think a thread about specimen minerals should include specimens of all sizes.

Don

[PinkDiamond]

Oh, now I get it. Absolutely! We have to be able to see the specimens so big pics for sure.

[kjsspot]

.47ct Demantoid with horsetail inclusions in rose gold
Ural Mountains, Russia

DROOL!! <3

[gingerkid]

jakesrocks Don ( I wanna do @jakesrocks ) glad to see you created a TN thread!! Now, please bring them on!!

Thank you, KJ!

[kjsspot]

Thank you, KJ!

Still drooling...

[rocks2dust]

Love those garnet specimens. The chromian grossular is particularly interesting. Here are a few that take a microscope to best view, but my microscope camera no longer talks to my computer, so I had to shoot some of these through a loupe.

majorite (found in a French meteorite):


kimzeyite (all-American garnet rarity, from Arkansas):


morimotoite (from the Japanese type locality):


uvarovite (bigger than normal, largest xtl is about 10mm):

[OpalSpectrum]

@GK I have cool news for you check this out - new garnet from Tanzania marketed as 'Ginger Garnet'

http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring ... -tanzanite