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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 37424 |
| Mineral: | Almandine Garnet |
| Locality: | Old Sulfur Mine, Contrary Creek, near Mineral, Louisa County, Virginia |
| Description: | Large single crystal of lustrous red-brown almandine garnet with no matrix attached. The almandine has dodecahedral faces with trapezohedral edge faces. Several corners intersected surrounding garnet crystals leaving crystallized contacts. Ex. John A. Rorer, Jr. collection; collected on a geology field trip University of Va. |
| Overall Size: | 35x30x28 mm |
| Crystals: | 35-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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