Almandine Red Garnets Sphere--Natural Crystals & Mineral Specimens

This is a super cool, substantial polished sphere of tiny red Garnets in matrix! This is a natural stone, and the burgundy garnet crystals have varying shades and matte to lustrous faces. This material is from Madagascar, and likely formed in a micaceous schist rock. Very cool and dense addition to any sphere collection, or lovers of all types of Garnets! It will come with the sphere stand pictured. Dimensions: contact me Weight: contact me Garnet is the name of a group of minerals, which can form in virtually any color, and many different habits. Garnet varieties include almandine, pyrope, spessartine, grossular, uvarovite, and andradite. Garnets form in the cubic, or isometric, system--they form geometric shapes such as pentagonal dodecahedron, rhombic dodecahedron, and trapezohedron. Garnets display a range of chemical properties, and hardness varies between 6.5-7.5. Healing Properties: Garnet is most often associated with grounding and physical health and vitality. Check out