Green's Farm garnet mine
Roxbury Falls, CT US
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Location Type: Private Property
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Information about finding almandine garnets and staurolite is at John Bett's website page about this location. This is a fee pay area according to the site. An old defunct wiki used to say: "General description: A well known location for collecting the Connecticut State Gem: the garnet. The site also provides Staurolite. Large almandine garnet crystals to 1" across can be found in both hard rock or loose in the soil. Handy to bring along: 1. Bucket 2. Hand tools 3. Rock hammer 4. Pry bar 5, Small sledge"Directions can also be found at John Bett's website page about this location.
GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 41°30'19.98"N, 73°18'4.95"W)
or (41.505550, -73.301375)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
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Reference Info: http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/trips/roxbury.htm
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