Garnets in Muscovite
A Garnet is not a single mineral, but is part of a group that contains closely related, minerals that form a series with each other, resulting in different varieties that vary only slightly in physical properties. Some of the varieties may be so similar that they are indistinguishable from one another without x-ray analysis.
North Carolina Garnets normally found in a light green to silver green Muscovite are Garnets containing aluminum (Al) as their second element. They may be Pyrope (Magnesium aluminum silicate) or Almandine (Iron aluminum silicate). Pyrope Garnets are usually a lighter color and more transparent than the similar Almandine Garnets, and sometimes have a very slight brownish tint.
The specimens we procured came from an old collection from the 1950's. These specimens came from the Deer Park Mine located near Penland, 3 miles NW of Spruce Pine, in the Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, North Carolina. Penland is in the Black Mountains and is bisected by the North Toe River, a tributary of the Cane and Nolichucky rivers. It is at an elevation of 2460 ft (750m). The Deer Park Mine is long ago closed. The area where the mine was located is now a housing development.
Item #13GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$20.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of a single blood red Pyrope Garnet in a light green to silver green very thin (1mm) book of Muscovite. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 3.5g and measures 2.8 x 1.2 inches (7.1 x 3.2 cm)
Item #14GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$20.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of a single blood red Pyrope Garnet in a light green to silver green very thin (1mm) book of Muscovite. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 3g and measures 1.6 x 1.6 inches (4.2 x 4.1 cm)
Item #15GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$20.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of a single blood red Pyrope Garnet in a light green to silver green very thin (1mm) book of Muscovite. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 2g and measures 1.8 x 1 inches (4.7 x 2.6 cm)
Item #16GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$20.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of a single blood red Pyrope Garnet in a light green to silver green very thin (1mm) book of Muscovite. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 2g and measures 2.3 x 1.6 inches (6 x 4.1 cm)
Item #20GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$24.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of 2 blood red Pyrope Garnets in a light green to silver green thin (2.3 mm) book of Muscovite. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 11g and measures 3.7 x 2 inches (9.6 x 5.1 cm)
Item #22GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$20.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of 1 blood red Pyrope Garnet in a light green to silver green very thin (up to 2.3 mm) book of Muscovite. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 5g and measures 2.4 x 1.7 inches (6.1 x 4.5 cm)
Item #23GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$24.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of 2 blood red Pyrope Garnets in a light green to silver green very thin (up to 1.2 mm) book of Muscovite. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 4g and measures 2 x 1.9 inches (5.3 x 4.9 cm)
Item #29GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
Here's an excellent display specimen of 8 small blood red Pyrope Garnets in a light green to silver green very thin (up to 2.5 mm) book of Muscovite with minor quartz on the edge. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 7.5g and measures 2.3 x 2.2 inches (5.9 x 5.5 cm)
Item #31GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$20.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of one Almandine Garnet in a light green to silver green book of Muscovite with minor quartz on the edge. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 15g and measures 2.9 x 1.9 x 0.19 inches (73 x 48 x 4.1 mm)
Item #32GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
$24.00
Here's an excellent display specimen of many small chips of Almandine Garnet in a light green to silver green book of Muscovite with minor quartz on the edge. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 13g and measures 2.2 x 1.8 x 0.12 inches (57 x 47 x 3.2 mm)
Item #33GARM11199950
Garnet in Muscovite from the Deer Park Mine in Mitchell County N.C.
Here's an excellent display specimen with multiple Almandine Garnets in a light green to silver green book of Muscovite with minor quartz on the edge. It is from a 1950's collection from the Deer Park Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell County, N.C.
This specimen weighs 2g and measures 1 x 0.6 x 0.13 inches (27 x 17 x 3.4 mm)