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Almandine Garnet from Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut

 
Almandine Garnet from Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut

Almandine Garnet from Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 82397
Mineral:Almandine Garnet
Locality:Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
Description:Small red-brown almandine crystal in albite matrix with a smaller almandine crystal on the rear. See my article: The Quarries and Minerals of the Dayton Road District, South Glastonbury, Connecticut in Rocks and Minerals, March-April, 1999. Ex. Miller collection T1866; acquired from E. Greene in 2013
Overall Size:25x22x18 mm
Crystals:1.3-2.2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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