Almandine Garnets in Albite Quartz and Mica

Description

This is a specimen of Almandine Garnets in a white matrix of albite, quartz and silver mica from the Spruce Pine Mining District. This specimen was collected after a dynamite blast broke up the country rock surrounding these garnets. We procured this specimen at the 2016 Grassy Creek show in Spruce Pine, N.C. Most of the garnets have been damaged, but this is a true representation of the garnet removal from an active garnet mine using garnets for abrasive production. It still is a very colorful and flashy display piece.

It weighs 6.1 oz or 0.38lb (173g) and measures roughly 3.6 x 2.6 x 1.1 inches (9.1 x 6.6 x 2.8 cm)