AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Maine > Almandine Garnet with Muscovite on Albite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 43301 |
Mineral: | Almandine Garnet with Muscovite on Albite |
Locality: | Swamp No. 1 Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine |
Description: | Three unusual flattened crystals of red-brown almandine garnet with dark muscovite mica on white albite matrix. The almandine crystals show complete dodecahedral form but are compressed in one axis resulting in 7 mm thick disc-shaped crystals. |
Overall Size: | 8x4x4 cm |
Crystals: | 13-17 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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