| Green's Farm garnet mine Roxbury Falls, CT US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 04:11:07 PM Viewed 12579 times |
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| Information about finding almandine garnets and staurolite is at John Bett's website page about this location. This is a fee pay area according to the site. An old defunct wiki used to say: "General description: A well known location for collecting the Connecticut State Gem: the garnet. The site also provides Staurolite. Large almandine garnet crystals to 1" across can be found in both hard rock or loose in the soil. Handy to bring along: 1. Bucket 2. Hand tools 3. Rock hammer 4. Pry bar 5, Small sledge" | Directions can also be found at John Bett's website page about this location. |