Very sharp dodecahedral Grossular crystals, translucent, lustrous, colored orange and in a matrix covered by lamellar Chlorite crystals.
The specimen comes from finds from the year 2023 in the Kayes region. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 662 in the volume 54, number 5, September-October 2023
Koukouri diggins, Trantimou, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region Mali (2023)
Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.5 × 2.7 cm = 1.81” × 1.38” × 1.06”
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