Garnet, Dravite in Graphite
sold- Locality
- Red Embers Mine, Erving, Massachusetts, USA
- Minerals
- Graphite, Dravite
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 9 x 2 cm
- Size class
- Cabinet
- SID
- K508
Seven red Garnet crystals in a matrix of grey Graphite. Small dark crystals of Dravite are also embedded in the Graphite. The Garnets reach 12mm in diameter and have been analyzed as mostly Almandine with a touch of Pyrope in the outer layers. These make stunning specimens due to the fact that the Graphite has been removed from around the backs of the Garnets allowing light to pass through the crystals, creating glowing 'red embers'.