Almandine Garnet
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Almandine garnet known as “the Subway Garnet,” 15 cm, unearthed on 35th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan during an excavation for a sewer in August 1885. It is considered to be the most famous mineral specimen from New York City. Ex collection of the New York Mineralogical Club, conveyed to the American Museum of Natural History in 1968. Photo by John Betts.
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SizeCabinet
Dimensions15.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
- Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 20
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | New York Mineralogical Club | Not disclosed |
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