


Garnet Var Almandine, Spruce Pine Mining District, North Carolina, USA
Size: 5.3x5.3x3.3 cm
Species: Garnet Var Almandine
Locality: Spruce Pine Mining District, North Carolina, USA
Description: An excellent quality specimen of garnets on a quartz and mica matrix. Lustrous faces and sharp edges on the garnets, which are a deep red. Nice color contrast and the crystals have been exposed well. The dodecahedral crystals have beveled edges which make for an aesthetic, complex form. Ex. Mel Bersch, Dick Dayvault 1976
ID: MRB500
Size: 5.3x5.3x3.3 cm
Species: Garnet Var Almandine
Locality: Spruce Pine Mining District, North Carolina, USA
Description: An excellent quality specimen of garnets on a quartz and mica matrix. Lustrous faces and sharp edges on the garnets, which are a deep red. Nice color contrast and the crystals have been exposed well. The dodecahedral crystals have beveled edges which make for an aesthetic, complex form. Ex. Mel Bersch, Dick Dayvault 1976
ID: MRB500