Mineral Specimen No. 48001 for sale of Grossular Garnet from Pitts and Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine.

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Mineral Specimen No. 48001:
Grossular Garnet from Pitts and Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine.

This mineral specimen of Grossular Garnet from Pitts and Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine is available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals, mineral dealer located in New York City, New York. To purchase mineral specimens from this site click on this link to go to online order form.

Detailed information on mineral specimen No. 48001:

Minerals Species: Grossular Garnet.
Location of mineral deposit: Pitts and Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine.
Description: Several lustrous dodecahedral orange-brown grossular garnet crystals embedded in quartz. The grossular crystals are exposed in their upper halves, the lower halves alter into the skarn matrix. The specimen was extracted from solid rock, not from a cavity, resulting in minor surface imperfections where the surrounding matrix was removed. Collected in 1959.
Overall size of mineral specimen: 4.5x3.5x3 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 11-20 mm.
Price: $38 (plus shipping).

Mineral Specimens: Grossular Garnet from Pitts and Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine

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Mineral Specimen No. 48001: Grossular Garnet from Pitts and Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine.

Mineral Specimen No. 48001:
Grossular Garnet from Pitts and Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine.