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Almandine Garnet Sphere, 1.65 inch

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Code: alms157
Genuine almandine garnet sphere measures 1.65" diameter
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in India
Price: $112.50
This 1.65 inch diameter almandine garnet sphere (also known as almandite garnet) was hand-ground and polished from a natural garnet crystal that was mined in India. It has rich dark reddish-purple natural color with some "4 ray star" patterns reflected on some areas of its surface when viewed with a bright light source. The opposite side shows bright "specks" on the sphere's surface which are actually beautiful reflections or "spangles" of sparkly reddish-purple color from within the garnet - see an opposite side view showing the beautiful "spangles" in this almandine garnet sphere.

Almandine Star Garnet Sphere, 2.3 inch

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Code: alms161
Genuine almandine star garnet sphere measures 2.3" in diameter
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in India
Price: $224.50
This 2.3 inch diameter almandine garnet sphere (also known as almandite garnet) was hand-ground and polished from a natural garnet crystal that was mined in India. It has dark purple natural color with bright "specks" on the sphere's surface which are actually beautiful reflections or "spangles" of sparkly reddish-purple color from within the garnet. There also are "4 ray star" patterns reflecting from some areas of its surface (as shown in the photo at left) when viewed under direct sunlight or with a bright light source!

Almandine Garnet Sphere, 2.8 inch

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Code: alms158
This genuine almandine garnet sphere measures 2.8" diameter
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in India
Price: $231.25
This 2.8 inch diameter almandine garnet sphere (also known as almandite garnet) was hand-ground and polished from a natural garnet crystal that was mined in India. See also an opposite side view of this almandine garnet sphere. It has rich dark reddish-purple natural color. The bright "specks" in some areas of the sphere's surface are actually beautiful reflections or "spangles" of sparkly reddish-purple color from within the garnet. There also are some faint "4 ray star" patterns reflected on some areas of its surface when viewed with a bright light source.

Almandine Garnet with Biotite Sphere, 2.8 inch


Code: alms159
Garnet sphere weighs 1.5 Lbs
Genuine almandine garnet sphere measures 2.8" diameter (70mm)
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in Russia
Price: $254.50
This 2.8 inch diameter sphere of almandine garnet (also known as almandite) was ground and polished from a single garnet crystal that was mined in Russia. This rare size natural Russian garnet sphere has a very good finish, and there is some silvery-black biotite mica within the garnet matrix. See also an opposite side view of this almandine garnet with biotite sphere.

Almandine Star Garnet Sphere, 2.6 inch

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Code: alms162
Genuine almandine star garnet sphere measures 2.6" in diameter
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in India
Price: $314.50
This 2.6 inch diameter almandine garnet sphere (also known as almandite garnet) was hand-ground and polished from a natural garnet crystal that was mined in India. It has dark purple natural color with bright "specks" on the sphere's surface which are actually beautiful reflections or "spangles" of sparkly reddish-purple color from within the garnet. There also are "4 ray star" patterns reflecting from some areas of its surface (as shown in the photo at left) when viewed under direct sunlight or with a bright light source! See also another view of this natural color almandine garnet sphere.

Large Star Garnet Egg, 3.6 inches tall


Code: alms163
This genuine star garnet egg weighs 2 pounds!
Almandine Garnet Egg Dimensions: 3.6" tall x 2.75" diameter (9.2cm x 7.0cm)
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in India
Price: $381.25
This 3.6 inch tall almandine garnet egg (also known as almandite garnet) was hand-ground and polished from a natural garnet crystal that was mined in India. It has dark purple natural color with bright "specks" on the sphere's surface which are actually beautiful reflections or "spangles" of sparkly reddish-purple color from within the garnet. There also are "4 ray star" patterns reflecting from some areas of its surface when viewed under direct sunlight or with a bright light source! See also another view of this natural color star garnet egg.

Almandine Garnet Sphere, 4.2 inch

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Code: alms164
This genuine garnet sphere weighs 5.4 pounds!
Genuine almandine star garnet sphere measures 4.2" in diameter
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in India
Price: $680.00
This 4.2 inch diameter almandine garnet sphere (also known as almandite garnet) was hand-ground and polished from a natural garnet crystal that was mined in India. It has dark brownish-reddish-purple natural color with bright "specks" on the sphere's surface which are actually beautiful reflections or "spangles" of sparkly reddish-purple color from within the garnet. There also are some faint "4 ray star" patterns reflecting from some areas of its surface (as shown in the photo at left) when viewed under direct sunlight or with a bright light source. See also an opposite side view of this natural color large garnet sphere.

Extra Large Star Garnet Sphere!

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Code: alms165
This natural star garnet sphere weighs 12.3 pounds
Genuine almandine star garnet sphere measures 5.6" in diameter
Polished from a natural garnet crystal mined in India
Price: $2135.00
This rare size almandine star garnet sphere (also known as almandite garnet) was hand-ground and polished from a very large natural garnet crystal that was mined in India. It has dark purple natural color with bright "specks" on the sphere's surface which are actually beautiful reflections or "spangles" of sparkly reddish-purple color from within the garnet. There also are "4 ray star" patterns reflecting from some areas of its surface when viewed under direct sunlight or with a bright light source! See also another view of this natural color large garnet sphere.
 


We also carry an assortment of stands for small & medium sized spheres and eggs.

Almandite Garnet Mineral Spheres

Each of our Almandine Garnet Spheres was handcrafted from a natural garnet crystal!

We offer genuine garnet spheres handcrafted from large garnet crystals mined in Brazil, Russia, and India.

Almandite (also known as almandine) is a variety of garnet.

There are many named garnet varieties. The six main garnet varieties are based on ideal end-member chemical compositions. Almandite is the iron (Fe3) rich garnet end-member variety. Almandite garnet is available as mineral specimens in loose crystals/chunks and also as matrix mineral specimens.

We also have many other collectable mineral sphere varieties available!

Almandine Garnet Information

Information about genuine garnet and its history, physical properties, chemistry, occurance, and metaphysical uses is displayed on our garnet information page.

Please see the links below for natural almandine garnet products.

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