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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 34138 |
| Mineral: | Almandine Garnet |
| Locality: | Barton Mine, Gore Mountain, Warren County, New York |
| Description: | Heavy cleavage of translucent wine-red almandine garnet. This is part of one of the huge garnet crystals (they average 15 cm diameter) that is found at the garnet mine. The mine mines the garnet for use as abrasives, but cleavages can have facet grade. |
| Overall Size: | 5x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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