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Grossular Garnet in Meionite with Diopside from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

 
Grossular Garnet in Meionite with Diopside from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

Grossular Garnet in Meionite with Diopside from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

Grossular Garnet in Meionite with Diopside from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 53212
Mineral:Grossular Garnet in Meionite with Diopside
Locality:Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine
Description:Lustrous dodecahedral transparent-to-translucent orange-brown grossular garnet crystal in translucent white meionite with green diopside. One edge of the grossular crystal has a rough appearance where it is included with diopside.
Overall Size:5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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