Grossular in Wollastonite

Grossular in Wollastonite from Willsboro, Essex Co., New York

Collection

Hershel Friedman

Description

Lustrous reddish-brown Grossular Garnets on white Wollastonite with minor green Diopside. The Wollastonite fluoresces pink in shortwave UV light. Original collection of Barry Keegan. Keegan gives the locality as "Mineville Road Gravel", but the paragenesis is clearly from Willsboro, New York, several miles to the north. Collection and photo of Hershel Friedman.

Locality

Willsboro, Essex Co., New York

Dimensions

5.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm.

Photograph

© Hershel Friedman - All Rights Reserved.

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