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Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm, 750 m. ESE of Roxbury Falls, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

 
Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm, 750 m. ESE of Roxbury Falls, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm, 750 m. ESE of Roxbury Falls, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm, 750 m. ESE of Roxbury Falls, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm, 750 m. ESE of Roxbury Falls, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 72860
Mineral:Almandine Garnet with Staurolite
Locality:Green's Farm, 750 m. ESE of Roxbury Falls, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Description:Many translucent dark red-brown dodecahedral almandine garnet crystals in contrasting gray schist. Children call these garnet specimens Chocolate Chip Cookie Rocks because of their resemblance to the cookies. From my personal collection; collected ca. 1992; locality closed to collecting in 2012
Overall Size:18x8x4 cm
Crystals:2-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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