David K. Joyce

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Grossular

The Jeffrey Mine is one of the most famous localities for Grossulr garnet in the world. The mine has been closed for a number of years now and although some vesuvianite has been produced in the last few years by salvagers, nice grossulars like these are only available from old collection or caches. All are gemmy and unique!

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Item #11855 Grossular 1.4x13x1.6 cm Largest Crystal Size: 12mm $30.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada This single crystal of light orange grossular is perched upon a few much smaller crystals. Very good example of this mineral!	Item #11919 Grossular 3.3x2.8x2.1 cm Largest Crystal Size: 2mm $65.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada The front of this thick plate is covered with light green grossular crystals. Nice!	Item #10946 Grossular 10.7x7.0x6.4 cm Largest Crystal Size: 2.5mm $75.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada This vuggy matrix has several openings lined with creamy-whitish crystals of grossular. There are also lots of tiny lavender, micro vesuvianite crystals on the grossular crystals. The matrix is interesting in that it seems to be composed of white grossular laced with laths of both grren and lavender vesuvianite streaking through it. Interesting and different type of crystallization from the now closed Jeffrey Mine. Displays very well.	Item #11900 Grossular 2.0x1.8x1.3 cm Largest Crystal Size: 11mm $65.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada a small cluster of very gemmy, deep orange grossular crystals. Nice!
Item #11877 Grossular, Clinichlore(?) 5.1x3.5x0.8 cm Largest Crystal Size: g-5mm, c-2mm $65.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada An interesting plate of re0healed orangey grossular crystals with a chlorite-group mineral in well-formed greenish hexagonal crystals on one side. Different!	Item #11358 Grossular, Epidote 5.8x4.8x4.8 cm Largest Crystal Size: 2mm $35.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada The grossular crystals on this specimen are sort of a light green colour and are sharp dodecahedra. Along with the grossular crystals are a few dark green epidote crystals. Nice!	Item #11907 Grossular 3.0x2.7x1.8 cm Largest Crystal Size: 1.5mm $65.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada Many, many tiny, light green grossular crystals cover this matrix of solid grossular, along with a little vesuvianite1	Item #21831 Grossular, Pectolite 20.5x12.5x3.2 cm Largest Crystal Size: g-5mm, p-22mm $250.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada This is a rather large plate specimen with the entire front/top speckled with beautiful, gemmy, orangey-cinnamon grossular crystals. The grossulars are the classic Jeffrey mine trapzohedra-dodecahedra combination form of crystals. The pectolite crystals are elongated, heavily striated colourless crystals typical of the Jeffrey Mine. All of the grossular crystals and pectolite crystals lay on a bet of non-descript, rounded aggregates of chlorite. Great looking specimen that sparkles with grossulars!
Item #22144 Grossular, Chrysotile 4.4x3.8x1.4 cm Largest Crystal Size: 4mm $65.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada Pretty cool! Sharp, deep-green grossular dodecahedra embedded in asbestos. Sharp and interesting!	Item #22190 Grossular, Biotite 3.0x2.4x1.6 cm Largest Crystal Size: 10mm $75.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada There are a number of sharp, dodecahedral grossular crystals nicely arranged on this plate of small biotite and, I think, small diopside crystals. Very There are a couple of tiny chips out of a couple of the crystals but still a very good example!	Item #22758 Grossular 8.9x6.5x1.5 cm Largest Crystal Size: 7mm $120.00 Jeffrey Mine Asbestos Quebec, Canada A very nice plate of grossular crystals from this world famous locality. The crystals are sharp, gemmy, orangey coloured and show the dodecahedral crystal form. Looks great!