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Pyrope Garnets from Navajo Indian Reservation, McKinley County, New Mexico

 
Pyrope Garnets from Navajo Indian Reservation, McKinley County, New Mexico

Pyrope Garnets from Navajo Indian Reservation, McKinley County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 18701
Mineral:Pyrope Garnets
Locality:Navajo Indian Reservation, McKinley County, New Mexico
Description:About a hundred polished irregular nuggets of translucent pyrope garnet. The Navajo Indians locate these garnets by looking for garnets excavated by ants in their ant hills. Beautiful color and transparency.
Overall Size:100 tumbled nuggets
Crystals:5-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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