Almandine crystals to 6.4 cm, from the Russell garnet mine, Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts. This specimen was collected in 1890 by Walter Manchester; ex collections of R. J. Bronson, Ken Hollmann, Philip Scalisi, Carter Rich, and George Loud. Photo by László Kupi.
Berkshire County, USA — a diverse collecting locale famed for almandine-rich garnet-schist, historic Richmond gibbsite type-locality, and old-iron ore geology.
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