Not sure possibly garnets.??

[EmphamissEyecis]

Hello I found this rock in Lucerne valley California it was about the size of a softball and I decided to break it open it’s very pretty has a firey inside and some areas are lighter in color and some darker these pics are a few fragments...I thought garnets and I also found a new mineral called fluorcalciomicrolite which is very similar but not in this area at all...any insite would be helpful..thank u...

 

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[smokeythecat]

Yes, they are garnets are and very nice ones. They may be grossular garnets. There are quite a few of that kind in California.

 

[EmphamissEyecis]

Thank you so much !! How much do garnets go for and should I have the, checked out and by who....

 

[Deleted member 140734]

Most likely, they come in several different forms. Yours could be spessartite, a manganese aluminium garnet. Here is an example of some gem quality almandite variety I found in Northern Tanzania back in 1984.

 

[gunsil]

The crystals look cubical which would indicate not garnet at all, more likely flourite. If indeed it is garnet it is not gem quality so would have value only as a specimen. A hardness test will help ID it.

 

[Moesia]

Garnets, common mineral. They are used as gemstones but are not very expensive. Some varieties of garnets can fetch a good price, but it is not what you have. That is not gem grade, but that does not mean that there aren't any around where you found that specimen.