Tsavorite, Diopside on Graphite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Graphite, Grossular, Diopside
- Dimensions
- 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- D381
Crystals of Tsavorite and Diopside on Graphite. The crystals formed in a vug on massive Graphite, and there are also crystals of Graphite present. Tsavorite is a chrome and vanadium rich variety of Grossular from East Africa and is one of the most valuable types of garnet found anywhere. This specimen was found at the Merelani Tanzanite mines and a fine example of some of minerals found at this locality.