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Almandine Garnet (unusual elongated crystal) from Ham and Weeks Quarry, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Almandine Garnet (unusual elongated crystal) from Ham and Weeks Quarry, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Almandine Garnet (unusual elongated crystal) from Ham and Weeks Quarry, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Almandine Garnet (unusual elongated crystal) from Ham and Weeks Quarry, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 70835
Mineral:Almandine Garnet (unusual elongated crystal)
Locality:Ham and Weeks Quarry, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Unusual elongated crystal of almandine garnet with no matrix. The amandine garnet crystal is translucent dark red-brown, dodecahedral form elongated on one axis. The garnet crystal was extracted from solid rock and is incomplete on the rear corners. From my personal collection #733; collected ca. 1992 on MMGS field trip
Overall Size:29x19x17 mm
Crystals:29 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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