| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Grossular Garnet |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76912 |
| Mineral: | Grossular Garnet |
| Locality: | Calumet Mine, 12 km NNE of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado |
| Description: | Lustrous dark grossular garnet crystals on epidote-rich matrix. The grossular garnet crystals are trapezohedral form, with striated crystal faces. The largest grossular crystals are black, but the small crystals are translucent yellow-brown (Hessonite). Collected ca. 1970 |
| Overall Size: | 4x2.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-4.5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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