Almandine, Muscovite

Locality: Woodlawn Quarry, Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA

Note: The mineral species Almandine is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Almandine on Muscovite; crystal 2.9 cm x 2.1 cm, matrix 10.0 cm long; collector/photographer Arthur Koch

A piece proudly displayed in my personal collection, this is by far the best recovered from the site (as far as I know). Although not of the best color for garnet, this is the largest crystal I recovered from a place where garnets are considered a rare find in small crystals. Also, the matrix of muscovite is extremely fresh for the location and is a nice silver color. Overall a very asthetic piece that displays beautifully and 3-dimensionally.

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Photo added: 11th Sep 2007

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