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Spessartine Garnet in Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona District, San Diego County, California

 
Spessartine Garnet in Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona District, San Diego County, California

Spessartine Garnet in Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona District, San Diego County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 58805
Mineral:Spessartine Garnet in Albite
Locality:Little Three Mine, Ramona District, San Diego County, California
Description:Lustrous transparent orange spessartine garnet crystal on platy bluish-white albite. The spessartine garnet crystal is trapezohedral form, with finely striated faces on some sides, and has a concave contact where it intersected another garnet crystal.
Overall Size:17x16x10 mm
Crystals:7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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