AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Grossular Garnet

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Grossular Garnet from Garnet exposure 175 m. SW of West Redding train station, Fairfield County, Connecticut

 
Grossular Garnet from Garnet exposure 175 m. SW of West Redding train station, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Grossular Garnet from Garnet exposure 175 m. SW of West Redding train station, Fairfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 73711
Mineral:Grossular Garnet
Locality:Garnet exposure 175 m. SW of West Redding train station, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous transparent orange-brown dodecahedral grossular garnet crystals in a small cavity in a mass of grossular. The cavities at this locality are small, and the surrounding massive grossular is VERY hard, making collecting large specimens difficult. Ex. Robert P. Bates (1926-2008) Collection #187
Overall Size:22x15x12 mm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;