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Grossular Garnet from north shore of Panther Pond (Camp Hinds), Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine

 
Grossular Garnet from north shore of Panther Pond (Camp Hinds), Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine

Grossular Garnet from north shore of Panther Pond (Camp Hinds), Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine

Grossular Garnet from north shore of Panther Pond (Camp Hinds), Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 43492
Mineral:Grossular Garnet
Locality:north shore of Panther Pond (Camp Hinds), Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine
Description:Shallow cavity lined with transparent-to-translucent red-orange garnet crystals (labeled as spessartine, but is most likely grossular). An incorrect locality (Buckfield) was given on the old label, but it likely from the Panther Pond locality in Raymond. Ex. Lazard Cahn collection, collected in 1904
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:2-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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