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Vesuvianite
$1,500.00 €1,280 £1,100.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC16934
A rich and lustrous specimen of Vesuvianite from Jeffrey mine at Asbestos in Canada. Only recently the town’s name has been changed from Asbestos to Val-des-Sources, but specimens tend to retain the locality name applicable at the time they were collected. Well-formed gemmy to translucent-opaque crystals of light lime green Vesuvianite measuring to 1.2 cm are associated with purple mauve crystals, mainly on the reverse side. Jeffrey mine worked a Chrysotile asbestos deposit by both open pit and underground methods, eventually becoming one of the largest open pits in the world, reaching a depth of 350 m (1,150 ft). A fine combination of beautifully coloured Vesuvianite crystals from Jeffrey mine in Canada.