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Almandine Garnet from Garnet mine on Robert's Branch of Pine Creek, 6.5 km southeast of Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina

 
Almandine Garnet from Garnet mine on Robert's Branch of Pine Creek, 6.5 km southeast of Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina

Almandine Garnet from Garnet mine on Robert's Branch of Pine Creek, 6.5 km southeast of Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 41521
Mineral:Almandine Garnet
Locality:Garnet mine on Robert's Branch of Pine Creek, 6.5 km southeast of Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina
Description:Large partial crystal of red-brown almandine garnet with remnants of gray matrix in crevices. Nine faces of the dodecahedron are complete and undamaged, the bottom is rough where it was removed from matrix. Ex. Ned Reynolds (1923 - 2005), collected in 1949
Overall Size:7x6x5 cm
Crystals:6 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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