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15 - Raw Garnets -
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CHF 20 - 40 (€21 - 44)Sale fees
Raw Garnets - Mineral Type: Natural silicate, garnet variety (visual characteristics typical of rhodolite or almandine). Condition: Medium-sized rough pieces and fragments from the mine. Irregular, asymmetrical, and angular shapes. Pronounced presence of clean conchoidal fractures and naturally rough surfaces. Color: Purplish-red to deep purple hue (shades ranging from “wine-red” to violet). Strong to very intense saturation throughout, revealing a beautiful, luminous magenta/raspberry vibrancy under direct, oblique light. Purity: Translucent to transparent. Beautiful crystalline clarity in sound areas, revealing slight internal veils, healing frosts, and structural growth lines visible to the naked eye. Surface appearance: Glassy to sub-glass luster on fresh fracture faces. Rough surface texture alternating between smooth walls and areas with a frosted or earthy appearance related to the original crystal. Weight: 5.85 g.
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Valorum Art +41 2 25 25 38 20 encheres@valorum.artDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.