Case Collina quarry, Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old timer since this quarry was closed more than 20 years ago. The specimen hosts a number of large and well exposed brown vesuvianite crystals up to the size of 1 cm ! The vesuvianites have also some tiny grossular crystals all around. The whole rock is a pyroclastic stone. Overall size is 8.7x5x5 cm. Weight is 245 gr.

Case Collina quarry, Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old timer since this quarry was closed more than 20 years ago. The specimen hosts a number of large and well exposed brown vesuvianite crystals to the size of 1.5 cm ! The vesuvianites have also some tiny grossular crystals all around. The whole rock is a pyroclastic stone. Overall size is 6.5x5.5x5.5 cm. Weight is 200 gr.

Pitigliano quarry, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old specimen probably from late 80ies when the quarry was still operating. The rock is entirely composed by a grossular rich matrix that hosts a large vesuvianite crystal. The vesuvianite is 1x0.5x1 cm in size and stands on the edge of a cavity filled by 1-2 mm grossular crystals. Overall size is 6.5c5.5x4 cm.

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada - Glistening gemmy pale pinkish crystals of grossular to 0.4 cm in size over the front of a 4.0 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm matrix. Not absolutely perfect, but still in very good condition and quite nice.  Ex Chris & Agatha Galas collection. 

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada - "Cinnamon" Grossulars from Jeffrey are known for their unique orange color, gemminess, top luster and superb "textbook" form. Here we have a nice specimen from this hisoric mine featuring good quality, sharp, lustrous, orange color, gemmy, dodecahedral crystals of Grossular which measure up to 6 mm on blue Chalcedony (according to the label) on matrix. This material is no longer being found as the Jeffrey Quarry is completely defunct and will not produce these specimens again. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#5647). Overall size is 4x4x2 cm

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada - Gemmy honey coloured grossular crystals up to 1 cm in size covering the matrix. Very nice and showy specimen of 3.5x3x2 cm in size

PITIGLIANO QUARRY, GROSSETO, ITALY - Nice and rare since this quarry is no longer existing ! A quite rich specimen of 5x4x4,5 cm with nicely terminated vesuvianites up to 1-1.2 cm with several grossularia crystals up to 2 mm.

PITIGLIANO QUARRY, GROSSETO, ITALY - From an old locality, nowadays lost ! this specimen hosts a lot of grossularia crystals up to 2 mm and several vesuvianite crystals up to 0.4 cm. Nice 3x2x2 cm specimen.