Special garnet specimen from the Sierra de Cruces in Mexico. The Rasberry Garnets, with their intense red colors, are particularly well known from this area. Yellow/green, white and black grossulars have also been found.
This piece has a black MELANITE garnet core on which the slightly pink-colored grossular has grown.
Weight: 210 g Dimensions: total 7 x 6 x 4.5 cm large crystal: 5 x 5 cm