Grossular from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA - image 1
Grossular from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA - image 2

Grossular from Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

$90.00

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Sharp lustrous opaque crystal of grossular 1.0 cm across set nicely on matrix. In good condition. Nice thumbnail for this famous locality. The Pitts-Tenney Quarry in Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, is a notable geological locality famous for its calc-silicate skarn deposits that feature large, lustrous brown grossular garnet crystals embedded within a diopside matrix. Historically operated as a small quarry and later celebrated as a premier mineral collecting site, it has attracted rockhounds and museum curators for decades due to the exceptional size and clarity of its garnet specimens. However, growing residential encroachment has significantly restricted heavy collecting and modern access to the site.

Product details

SpeciesGrossular
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.1 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Listed on10/09/2026
LocalityUSA, Maine, Pitts-Tenney Quarry
SKU2063164

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calcium-aluminum garnet with emerald to tsavorite greens and hessonite oranges; dodecahedra/trapezohedra in skarns, prized for color and rarity.
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