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Garnet, Dravite in Graphite

Garnet, Dravite in Graphite

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$ 20

Locality
Red Embers Mine, Erving, Massachusetts, USA
Minerals
Graphite, Dravite
Dimensions
7.5 x 6 x 1 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
K506
Red Garnet crystal in a matrix of grey Graphite. The garnet is 1.3cm in diameter. These have been analyzed as mostly Almandine with a touch of Pyrope in the outer layers. These make stunning specimens due to the fact that the back of the Garnet extends out the back side of the Graphite allowing light to pass through the crystal. This specimen is also loaded with dark needle-like Dravite Tourmaline crystals in the Graphite.