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Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm Garnet Mine, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

 
Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm Garnet Mine, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm Garnet Mine, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm Garnet Mine, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm Garnet Mine, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet with Staurolite from Green's Farm Garnet Mine, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 75611
Mineral:Almandine Garnet with Staurolite
Locality:Green's Farm Garnet Mine, Roxbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Description:Double-sided plate of topped with 38 mm translucent red-brown dodecahedral almandine garnet crystal with other almandine crystals and prismatic translucent red-brown staurolite crystals to 16 mm in contrasting gray schist. My largest. Accompanied by custom-made acrylic stand to support upright. From my personal collection #703; collected ca. 1992
Overall Size:8.5x8.5x4 cm
Crystals:3-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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