AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Almandine Garnet |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 71702 |
Mineral: | Almandine Garnet |
Locality: | subway excavation at 26th Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York |
Description: | Lustrous translucent wine-red almandine garnet crystal on fine-grained biotite schist. The almandine garnet crystal is trapezohedral form and is flattened on one axis resulting in an oblong shape. Ex. Ken Hogan collection |
Overall Size: | 4x2x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | 24 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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