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Almandine Garnet (distorted crystal) from Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine

 
Almandine Garnet (distorted crystal) from Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine

Almandine Garnet (distorted crystal) from Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine

Almandine Garnet (distorted crystal) from Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine

Almandine Garnet (distorted crystal) from Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 71072
Mineral:Almandine Garnet (distorted crystal)
Locality:Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous dark-brown almandine garnet crystal with traces of muscovite mica crystals on the sides. The almandine garnet crystal is trapezohedral form that is flattened (compressed on one axis) resulting in a distorted disc-like crystal. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:35x32x20 mm
Crystals:35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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