20078 VHD10 Grossular, Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico

A single deep pink/purple grossular crystal on a small amount of wollastonite matrix. A few smaller crystals are dotted around. The garnet, a darker pink than many, fluoresces red under longwave UV. Ex Keith Williams, Williams Minerals. Width of view 33mm. Stack of 50 images (white light) and 25 images (UV).

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