Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA

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Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA Single crystal of wine-red almandine garnet without matrix from the famous Alaskan locality. Some areas show translucent red below the surface. Nice crystal, from an old location. Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x22x22 mm. Size of individual crystals: 22 mm.
© 2002 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 5086 View Count: 1962
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA 2.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm. Wrangell garnet.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 163762 View Count: 94
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA Wine-red almandine garnets in silvery schist matrix. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 11x6x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-2 cm.
© 2002 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 4786 View Count: 596
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA Wrangell almandine measuring 20 mm in all dimensions. Picture and specimen Jyrki Autio.
© Jyrki Autio	Photo ID: 181149 View Count: 107
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA Single crystal of wine-red almandine garnet foliated, mica-schist matrix. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x5x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 30 mm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 7335 View Count: 445
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA 6.8 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm. Almandine crystal (3.5 cm in each direction) on the matrix. Ex. Bill Larson Collection.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 200517 View Count: 73
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA Gemmy crystal of wine-red almandine garnet in schist matrix. The crystal is trapezohedral with dodecahedral corner faces (rare). No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x4x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 15 mm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 8963 View Count: 489
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA Once abundant, Garnet specimens from Wrangell Island are hard to come by these days, even more so, crystals that have any amount of clarity to them. This wine-colored Garnet specimen is perched majestically on a matrix of Mica-Schist, which makes for a nice contrast of colors. The front center portion of this crystal has some translucency which ...
© Russell G. Rizzo	Photo ID: 140081 View Count: 169
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA 6.8 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm. On the usual biotite schist is a really fine Wrangell garnet, without the common bruises, and really standing out and well exposed on the matrix. It is a deep, translucent reddish purple, with sharp, lustrous faces.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 142323 View Count: 91
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA Seven wine-red almandine garnets in silvery mica schist matrix. Good specimen with lots of crystals. No damage. An old specimen from the classic locality in Alaska for almandine garnets. Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x5x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 8-10 mm.
© 2002 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 6725 View Count: 481
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