Earrings hessonite garnet from Asbestos

The Quebec gemstone collection allows you to wear a part of our magnificent and grandiose territory. These earrings are both original and classic and will match perfectly with your ensembles

Description

• Quebec stone, Asbestos
• Assembled in Quebec City
• Material: 925 silver, hessonite garnet
• Please note that each stone being unique, the color may vary slightly from one jewel to another

Gemstones from Quebec

Interest in Quebec gemstones is quite recent. First extracted sporadically by prospectors or mineral collectors who used artisanal mining methods, they have only recently appeared on the jewellery market.

Despite the fact that geological contexts favourable to the formation of gemstones are rare in Quebec, Mr. André Gagnon, a lapidary from Quebec City, undertook research in 1994 in the mining archives, mineral collections and geological reports available.

Following the discovery of several interesting sites, he organized numerous expeditions to extract the minerals that seemed most promising for lapidary cutting and to subsequently offer them to jewellery artisans.

Did you know that?

The hessonite variety of grossular garnet comes from the Jeffrey asbestos mine located in Asbestos in the Bois-Francs. The Jeffrey mine is known worldwide for its orange garnets and many other minerals of great interest to the collector. Asbestos is losing popularity throughout the world, the extraction of the mineral is now slowing down.