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Spessartine Garnet from Betts Manganese Mine, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

 
Spessartine Garnet from Betts Manganese Mine, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Spessartine Garnet from Betts Manganese Mine, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Spessartine Garnet from Betts Manganese Mine, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 80106
Mineral:Spessartine Garnet
Locality:Betts Manganese Mine, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Description:Lustrous transparent brown garnet crystals on one face of greenish quartz. Often misidentified as almandine garnet (iron-rich), the are obviously spessartine garnet (manganese-rich) because of the manganese-rich environment: it is a manganese mine.
Overall Size:23x14x13 mm
Crystals:0.4-1.4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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