Mineral Specimens with Almandine

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MD-162778 - Almandine - - Archived
Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
thumbnail, 2.9 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm.
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Almandine from Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-162778a.jpg]

2.9 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm. From the garnet collection of Bill Larson, a huge crystal of wine-red almandine garnet - actually gemmy, just very dark. It has this gorgeous form to it, with lustrous, micro-stepped faces all the way around.

MD-162780 - Almandine - - Archived
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
miniature, 4.9 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm.
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Almandine from Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-162780a.jpg]

4.9 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm. Isolated in a shallow pocket in its hard-rock matrix is this pristine, one-centimeter Almandine, with sharp, flashy faces. Ex Bill Larson.

MD-163762 - Almandine - - Archived
Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA
thumbnail, 2.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm.
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Almandine from Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-163762a.jpg]

2.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm. Wrangell garnet.

MD-164909 - Almandine-Spessartine Series - - Archived
Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
small cabinet, 6.4 x 6.3 x 6.1 cm.
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Almandine-Spessartine Series from Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar [db_pics/mdpics/MD-164909a.jpg]

6.4 x 6.3 x 6.1 cm. This is not Pakistani, but a huge and fine Madagascar garnet - almost 2.5 cm across! It has super luster, sharp faces and deep burgundy color. And, it is isolated right in the top-middle of the contrasting matrix, so it shows very dramatically. This super garnet is out of the garnet collection of Bill Larson.

MD-165697 - Almandine - - Archived
Stikine River, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA
large cabinet, 16.9 x 9.3 x 4.4 cm.
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Almandine from Stikine River, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-165697a.jpg]

16.9 x 9.3 x 4.4 cm. Four superb almandine garnets on/in schist, from Alaska. The largest is 2.5 cm, and is UNUSUALLY gemmy for these - they are generally so dark as to be practically opaque, but you see a lot of nice red flash on this large one (the camera did not pick it up but be assured it is there!) The four garnets are scattered in a nice pattern on the matrix.

MD-169734 - Almandine - - Archived
Sedalia Mine (Jackpot Adit; Adits Nos. 1-3; Dewey Adit; Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia District, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
small cabinet, 7.4 x 6.9 x 6.2 cm.
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Almandine from Sedalia Mine (Jackpot Adit; Adits Nos. 1-3; Dewey Adit; Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia District, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-169734a.jpg]

7.4 x 6.9 x 6.2 cm. This is a GIGANTIC Colorado garnet crystal, weighing in at an astounding 760 grams (1 pound, 10 ounces)! But what is really great about it is that despite its size, it is in glorious condition: super-sharp, with textbook form. Only a couple of the corners have contacts. It has this pretty "patina" look to it from a thin covering of mica that accents the deep burgundy color of the crystal itself. This whopper was in the collection of Richard Gaines of Philadelphia.

MD-188163 - Muscovite, Almandine - - Archived
Little Pine Garnet Mine, Marshall, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA
cabinet, 13.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 cm.
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Muscovite, Almandine from Little Pine Garnet Mine, Marshall, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-188163b.jpg]

13.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 cm. This is a very large muscovite crystal, with perfect cleavage, shiny and transparent, with a cluster of weirdly flattened, gemmy red almandines included within it.

MD-190166 - Almandine - - Archived
Fauske, Nordland, Norway
thumbnail, 1.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm.
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Almandine from Fauske, Nordland, Norway [db_pics/mdpics/MD-190166a.jpg]

1.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm. From the garnet suite of Bill Larson, a very sharp and complete almandine of textbook form, rare from Norway.

MD-191792 - Muscovite, Almandine - - Archived
Little Pine Garnet Mine, Marshall, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA
cabinet, 11.4 x 10.3 x 0.3 cm.
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Muscovite, Almandine from Little Pine Garnet Mine, Marshall, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-191792a.jpg]

11.4 x 10.3 x 0.3 cm. This is a very large book of paper-thin muscovite crystals, shiny and actually transparent, with two weirdly flattened, gemmy red almandines on it. Classic for this old locality in North Carolina, circa 1950s.

MD-200517 - Almandine - - Archived
Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA
small cabinet, 6.8 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm.
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Almandine from Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-200517a.jpg]

6.8 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm. Almandine crystal (3.5 cm in each direction) on the matrix. Ex. Bill Larson Collection.

MD-202025 - Almandine, Muscovite - - Archived
Spruce Pine District, Avery Co., North Carolina, USA
small cabinet, 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.1 cm.
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Almandine, Muscovite from Spruce Pine District, Avery Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-202025a.jpg]

9.1 x 7.3 x 0.1 cm. A beautiful "windowpane" muscovite cleavage with bright, gemmy, sparkling red garnets sitting inside. Note it is like a sheet of plastic. You can see through to the stand behind it. Classic old material from this important historic locality. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Collection.

MD-203086 - Almandine - - Archived
Karoi (Urungwe; Hurungwe) District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
miniature, 3.8 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm.
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3.8 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm. A textbook-perfect, very large almandine garnet representing Zimbabwe from the personal garnet collection of Bill Larson (Pala Properties), This floater crystal has astonishing symmetry, luster and sharpness.

MD-204034 - Almandine - - Archived
Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA
large cabinet, 30.5 x 16.9 x 4.9 cm.
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Almandine from Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-204034b.jpg]

30.5 x 16.9 x 4.9 cm. A huge specimen showcasing the fine, sharp, wine-red almandine garnets from Wrangell, Alaska, in this case still embedded in matrix - isolated, large and very dramatic. These are old classics and few big specimens turn up today on the market. Sometimes these are found and sold as floater crystals, other times still in the matrix. The largest crystal here measures 2.5 cm across; there are a total of 6 crystals here. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.

MD-210868 - Almandine, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) - - Archived
Spruce Pine District, Avery Co., North Carolina, USA
small cabinet, 5.3 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm.
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Almandine, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) from Spruce Pine District, Avery Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-210868a.jpg]

5.3 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm. A sharp, complete all-around, smoky quartz crystal is strikingly highlighted by an approximately 3 mm, reddish-brown garnet crystal included in the interior. The refractions on some of the smoky crystal faces appear to double the garnet. This uncommon, old time specimen is from a well-known North Carolina locality and the Richard Hauck Collection.

MD-22019 - Almandine - - Archived
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
thumbnail, 1.2 cm
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Almandine from Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-22019a.jpg]

A sharp, well-formed, lustrous and very dark-red 1.2 cm Almandine trapezohedron aesthetically set on contrasting volcanic matrix. 4.0 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm


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