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Grossular Garnet from (Bird Springs Claim?) Nelson Range, Inyo County, California

 
Grossular Garnet from (Bird Springs Claim?) Nelson Range, Inyo County, California

Grossular Garnet from (Bird Springs Claim?) Nelson Range, Inyo County, California

Grossular Garnet from (Bird Springs Claim?) Nelson Range, Inyo County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 78506
Mineral:Grossular Garnet
Locality:(Bird Springs Claim?) Nelson Range, Inyo County, California
Description:Lustrous transparent dark-brown dodecahedral grossular garnet crystals on greenish skarn matrix. The previous label identified the garnet crystals as andradite, but the California Locality Index (1989) lists the species as grossular garnet. Originally acquired in August 1994
Overall Size:27x23x14 mm
Crystals:2-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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