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A museum-grade almandine garnet in graphite matrix from the Red Embers Mine in Erving, Massachusetts — one of the most celebrated garnet localities in the United States. This 1.94 lb specimen displays dozens of deep ruby-red almandine garnet crystals embedded in lustrous dark graphite, each one catching light like a blood-red gemstone set in black velvet.
The Red Embers Mine produces some of the finest garnet-in-graphite specimens in North America. This is an exceptional example — the size, garnet density, and crystal quality place it firmly in museum-grade territory. A piece this significant from Red Embers is increasingly rare as the deposit yields fewer large specimens. This is the largest piece in our collection.
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Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂) forms under extreme high-pressure metamorphic conditions deep within the earth's crust. At the Red Embers Mine in Franklin County, Massachusetts, these garnets crystallized within graphite schist during the Acadian orogeny — a mountain-building event approximately 400 million years ago. The contrast between the deep red, gem-quality almandine crystals and the metallic graphite matrix makes these specimens among the most visually striking in American mineralogy. Each garnet is a natural dodecahedron — the characteristic 12-faced crystal form that has fascinated mineralogists for centuries.
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