Almandine, Ankerite
Martin Marietta Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
A 1.6mm wide garnet partially exposed in an ankerite vein within biotite schist. The main crystal is 1.6cm wide, but the outlying garnets to the upper left are also portions of the same crystal, suggesting a skeletal or highly embayed habit. Specimen was not etched, but naturally broke to reveal this crystal. Collected by, photographed by, and in ...
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