Opal (Pink and Lavender) green Garnet you almost never see specimens

you almost never see specimens available on the market

Virgil Lueth

it should be noted that accurate locality information for Alpine minerals can be difficult at times as the stahlers (the miners who collect the material) will intentionally conceal the origin of certain specimens or outright lie and say they were found in completely different areas to keep people away from their special digging spots

but the most interesting and eye-catching aspect for me is the fact that they seem have grown in a pseudo "Faden" formation

Opal (Pink and Lavender) green Garnet you almost never see specimensOpal is known from hundreds of world localities. It's one of the few species that looks as good when it's transparent as when it's opaque. In 2018, in the Pisco Province of the Ica Department of Peru, there was a new discovery of beautiful pink Opal specimens. The material shows an almost botryoidal form with a soft, flowing, almost ethereal appearance. When exposed to SW UV light, you can see a striking fluorescent neon green glow from a thin coating