Almandine Garnet: Russell Garnet mine, Massachusetts, USA

Description

Species: Almandine Garnet

Locality: Russell Garnet mine, Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm.

RESERVED

The Russell garnet mine is the source of the famous “Russell Garnets” which have been prized by collectors and museums for nearly two hundred years. Good specimens from the uber-classic New England locality have become quite scarce on the modern mineral marketplace, as most were collected prior to 1900. This choice cabinet-size specimen features a sharp, dark red, nearly 5 cm. crystal with smaller garnet crystals on pegmatite matrix. A fine example of a rare New England classic from the Jim Chenard and Ted Johnson collections. Annette Slade photo.