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Grossular Garnet in Quartz from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Grossular Garnet in Quartz from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

Grossular Garnet in Quartz from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 44400
Mineral:Grossular Garnet in Quartz
Locality:Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Dodecahedral orange-brown grossular garnet crystals with milky quartz in the spaces between the crystals. The grossular garnet crystals at this locality are always partial crystals that merge into massive grossular matrix.
Overall Size:6x6x5.5 cm
Crystals:7-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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