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Almandine Garnet from Bear Creek District, Mitchell County, North Carolina

 
Almandine Garnet from Bear Creek District, Mitchell County, North Carolina

Almandine Garnet from Bear Creek District, Mitchell County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 37256
Mineral:Almandine Garnet
Locality:Bear Creek District, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Description:Single crystal of opaque brown almandine garnet with trapezohedral form. The crystals faces have surface pitting where it was intergrown with another mineral, now missing. Collected in 1949
Overall Size:3x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:3 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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