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| Comments: | Note: Lighter colored garnets from Joppa Hill have long been called grossular. A darker red garnet was analyzed by SEM-EDS and found to be grossular as well. Ca>Fe>Mn. (P. Cristofono specimen, analysis done by Kerry Day, 2008.) |
| Habit: | good crystals |
| Colour: | cinnamon-brown, tan, red |
| Quality of samples: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Rarity at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visual Identification
SEM-EDS
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| References |
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| References: | P. Cristofono collection; Rocks & Minerals (2005) 80:242-261 New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index |
| Associated minerals: |
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| Associates: | Calcite
Diopside
Quartz
Vesuvianite
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Grossular data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, USA |
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