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DESCRIPTION: | No. 64208 |
Mineral: | Almandine Garnet |
Locality: | Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
Description: | Large cluster of brown almandine garnet crystals on albite-muscovite pegmatite. The almandine crystals are trapezohedral form with waxy luster. A classic New England garnet specimen collected ca. 1880 from a one-time find. Ex. Russ Jones collection |
Overall Size: | 10x9x6 cm |
Crystals: | 8-38 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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