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Garnet from
Hootowl Mine, Crabtree Creek, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA

Description
Comments:	Garnets are Almandine - Spessertine with Grossular rims.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Swanson,Samuel E.and Veal,William B.(2010)Mineralogy and petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District,North Carolina,USA:Journal of Geosciences,55(2010)27-42
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Garnet data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Hootowl Mine, Crabtree Creek, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA

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