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Grossular Garnet and Diopside from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Grossular Garnet and Diopside from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

Grossular Garnet and Diopside from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 49772
Mineral:Grossular Garnet and Diopside
Locality:Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Lustrous brown dodecahedral grossular garnet crystals to 7 mm on quartz with translucent green diopside crystals to 1 mm.
Overall Size:7x4x2 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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