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Mineral Specimen No. 354:
Almandine Garnet from 26th Street at Sixth Avenue Subway Excavation, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York.

Description of Mineral Specimen for sale No. 354:

Mineral Species: Almandine Garnet.
Location of origin: 26th Street at Sixth Avenue Subway Excavation, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York.
Description: Lustrous translucent wine-red almandine garnet crystal on fine-grained biotite schist. The almandine garnet crystal is trapezohedral form and is flattened on one axis resulting in an oblong shape. Ex. Ken Hogan collection. Collected ca 1935.
Overall size: 4x2x1.5 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 24 mm

Mineral Almandine Garnet for sale from 26th Street at Sixth Avenue Subway Excavation, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Almandine Garnet for sale from 26th Street at Sixth Avenue Subway Excavation, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Almandine Garnet for sale from 26th Street at Sixth Avenue Subway Excavation, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Almandine Garnet for sale from 26th Street at Sixth Avenue Subway Excavation, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

Detail view of mineral Almandine Garnet for sale from 26th Street at Sixth Avenue Subway Excavation, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York County, New York

from the author's private collection of minerals from New York City.

Read the full article at: The Minerals of New York City

 

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