Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃, Staurolite : (Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn)_1.5-2Al₉[O₆\|(OH,O)₂\|(SiO₄)₄]
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA Perfect garnets (the larger one is not damaged, the odd patch is a secondary crystal growth) in mica schist, the largest garnet is 2cm across, the specimen is 2 inches (5cm wide)
© J.Ralph 2003	Photo ID: 13605 View Count: 740
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA garnets to 20mm on mica schist. Total piece measures 14cm by 12cm In the Everett Harrington collection
© E Harrington	Photo ID: 13775 View Count: 565
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA Single almandine garnet crystal 15 mm diameter nestled in gray schist matrix. Overall size of mineral specimen: 3x3x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 15 mm.
© 2000 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 259 View Count: 544
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA Two intergrown almandine garnet crystals that look like a single crystal plus another crystal adjacent in schist matrix. Overall size of mineral specimen: 7x3x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 17-20 mm.
© 2000 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 258 View Count: 525
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA Old-time specimen of three large, intergrown almandine garnet crystals with minor matrix. The garnets are exceptionally large and well crystallized for the locality. Ex. Russ Buckingham collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x3.5x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 25 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 1838 View Count: 498
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA Large plate of dark red almandine garnet crystals to 17 mm on edge in silvery schist matrix with minor staurolite crystals to 6 mm long. Overall size of mineral specimen: 12x7x4 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-17 mm.
© 2000 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 324 View Count: 474
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA 17 mm almandine crystal in schist. P. Cristofono specimen and photo, field collected in 2006.
© 2006 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 67238 View Count: 229
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA 22 mm almandine crystal. Barbara Wagner specimen, field-collected 2006. Photograph by Peter Cristofono.
© 2006 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 69121 View Count: 209
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA A 6.5 by 4.4 cms specimen. JSS specimen and photograph.
© JSS	Photo ID: 91740 View Count: 157
Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃, Staurolite : (Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn)_1.5-2Al₉[O₆\|(OH,O)₂\|(SiO₄)₄]
	Green's Farm locality (Roxbury Garnet Mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA A 5.5 by 3.0 cms specimen with an Almandine crystal on the left and a Staurolite crystal on the right. JSS specimen and photograph.
© JSS	Photo ID: 107118 View Count: 140
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