Hessonite Garnet with Clinochlore from Italy TF865 double terminated The colors really pop when

The colors really pop when backlit (shown in last photo)

It is used in a variety of jewelry designs

this yellow and light green fluorite specimen has exceptional blue fluorescence

It ranks 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness

Hessonite Garnet with Clinochlore from Italy TF865 double terminated The colors really pop whenHessonite Garnet with Clinochlore from Italy Approx. Dimensions: 3. 5x3x2 inches Approx. Weight: 335. 6 grams Locality: Bric Resonau, Beigua Mountains, Cogoleto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy The combination of hessonite garnet, with its deep red color and high luster, and clinochlore with its light green platelettes, makes for an amazing mineral specimen. This particular specimen from Bric Resonau features a small cluster of hessonite garnets around a larger