Almandine from
Corundum and grossular locality, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Classification | ||
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Species: | Almandine | |
Formula: | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 | |
Comments: | Garnet porphyroblasts in the local "coarse schist", 2-5 mm. Nearly all schist hosted garnet in Connecticut, especially associated with staurolite as noted by Emerson, is almandine. | |
Colour: | red | |
Abundance at site: | Very common | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Confirmed | |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Almandine data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Corundum and grossular locality, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 941267 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:941267:5 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | e66d9e43-7d07-4b02-9143-648bb1e18837 | |
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