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Grossular Garnet from Chute Prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine

 
Grossular Garnet from Chute Prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine

Grossular Garnet from Chute Prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 44457
Mineral:Grossular Garnet
Locality:Chute Prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine
Description:Lustrous brown dodecahedral grossular garnet half-crystals that alter into massive grossular matrix on the bottom. The light color is due to a sub-surface calcite layer included within the grossular garnet. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, (see Final Disposition Of Some American Collections Of Minerals, Frederick A. Canfield, 1923), bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:7.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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