A nice Garnet I believe think

Ashman · Feb 20, 2015

A nice Garnet I think

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

BurntBear · Feb 21, 2015

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 · Feb 21, 2015

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

Jim in Idaho · Feb 21, 2015

Really nice!
Jim

DDancer · Feb 21, 2015

Pretty cool to eyeball a marble like that. Nice color and clarity. :thumbsup:

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 · Feb 22, 2015

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 · Feb 24, 2015

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 · Feb 24, 2015

Ashman said:
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.