Kitelskoe almandine deposit, Kitelya, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Almandine garnet crystal on mother rock , Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia, Kitelskoe dep. Size 85 x 55 x 35 mm
© Lopatkin Oleg
Crystal of Almandine garnet on matrix.
Almandine (polished, 3.5 cm) in a schist.
© Dmitry Tonkacheev
Almandine crystal on the biotite schist at the selvage of the smoky quartz vein. The specimen was collected at the northwestern part of the Al-rich schist field (2km from "classical mine"). Almandine from this location has a deep cold-red color and transparent grain zones but does not has the crystal's perfect shape. Historical prospect and ...
Almandine crystals in matrix rock, from Kitelskoe almandine deposit, Kitelya, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia.
Two polished almandine porphyroblasts in mica schist Mass: 114g
Collecting of minerals on the old dumps of the deposit nearby railway road.
Touristic part of the mine (it was marked ay maps.yandex.ru) Quiete boring, but easy accessible part of the mine.
