Almandine Garnet in Albite-Quartz-Muscovite from Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine
DESCRIPTION: | No. 71058
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Mineral: | Almandine Garnet in Albite-Quartz-Muscovite
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Locality: | Hedgehog Hill, Peru, Oxford County, Maine |
Description: | Lustrous translucent red-brown almandine garnet crystals perched on the top edge of contrasting white albite-quartz-muscovite matrix. The almandine garnet crystals are trapezohedral form with good red translucency, though incomplete in areas. |
Overall Size: | 6.5x6x5.5 cm |
Crystals: | 20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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