A nice Garnet I believe think

[Ashman]

A nice Garnet I think

We took a family walked tonight down the creek and found a nice size garnet sitting on the ground

 

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[BurntBear]

Sweet! That looks like an Almandine Garnet.

Alan Guisewite's Mineral Collection Images: Almandine Garnets Page

Hmmm, have you had any substantial rains recently? -Luke

 

[rodoconnor]

Pretty good sized. Be sure to check out any ant hills in the area

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Really nice!
Jim

 

[DDancer]

Pretty cool to eyeball a marble like that. Nice color and clarity. Bound to be a few more around. Garnet likes to build up in deposites like gold does... heck I pull it out in my pan often enough. The fact that its not all busted up may indicate a good source nearby.

 

[Ashman]

Great link with some very clear pictures, Thank You Burnt Bear...

As far as rains go in our area we very rarely see much rain. We did however get a really good down pour about a month ago or so. Which is typically how it goes around here, hardly see the wet stuff but when we do, its a decent amount and a very short time.

 

[MrLee]

Nice find Ash. Your area and the surrounding mountains are full of garnets. I got the below from Nuevo while looking for tourmaline. It's one of my favorite finds.

 

[BurntBear]

Great link with some very clear pictures, Thank You Burnt Bear...

As far as rains go in our area we very rarely see much rain. We did however get a really good down pour about a month ago or so. Which is typically how it goes around here, hardly see the wet stuff but when we do, its a decent amount and a very short time.

I figured since you found a Garnet that size sitting on top of the ground; it was probably washed down by some good flow of water.

 

[thehunter123]

Wow, nice find! I've pulled a bunch tiny garnet shards from the creeks here in NC but nothing that size.