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Minerals: Large almandine garnet to 12 inches diameter.
Description: Barton Garnet Mine offers a guide tour of their at the on top of Gore Mountain near North River, N.Y. This is the world's largest garnet deposit. Crystals of garnet here are as big as 20" across. Collecting facet grade material is very easy, requiring little more than a hammer to break open the crystals and a watchful eye. Specimen collectors need to take more time to collect crystals intact. The mine is about four hours from New York City.
Mineral clubs must make arrangements in advance for mineral collecting at the mine.
Directions: From NYC. take Rt. 87 to Lake George. At exit 23 take Rt. 9/Rt. 418 West to Rt. 28 North. About 25 miles north on Rt. 28 is North River. Look for Barton Mines Road on your left and take it to the mine office, visitor center.
Fees: $9.00 per person/$1.00 per pound of garnet ( paid to the quarry).
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