adam 3,138 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I collected at this locality recently, and found a few ok specimens. There is some debate as to the chemical makeup of the garnets from here. Some say Spessartine and others list it as Almandine. Either way , they are so blood red that they appear to be black. My collecting was limited to using a sledge hammer on the Rhyolite, attempting to expose vugs with Garnets perched inside. The garnets all have attachment points and no free floaters were found. If you decide to collect here, be ware that the road is very rough in spots, and a 4x4 is highly recommended. Heres a couple specimens I found. The largest garnet is 1cm in width. 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,800 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Very nice stuff Adam! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,788 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) Nice specimens. How many did you find? Edited February 19 by Morlock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,138 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 On 2/19/2021 at 2:40 PM, Morlock said: Nice specimens. How many did you find? About 8 ....The small ones 1/4 inch & under are more common, but the last boulder I was working on , had bigger garnets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fuss 41 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,788 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 22 hours ago, adam said: About 8 ....The small ones 1/4 inch & under are more common, but the last boulder I was working on , had bigger garnets. I wish you would have found some softball sized garnets for all the work you did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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