AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Almandine Garnet in Quartz nodule |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 5553 |
Mineral: | Almandine Garnet in Quartz nodule |
Locality: | Serrote Redondo, near Pedra Lavrada, Paraíba, Brazil |
Description: | Unusual river-worn quartz nodule broken open to reveal very well formed almandine garnet crystals to 20 mm across. This one has complex garnet crystals clearly visible, very unusual. |
Overall Size: | 3x3x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 15-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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