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Green's Farm garnet mine Roxbury Falls, CT US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 04:11:07 PM Viewed 12353 times 6 upload(s), 36 comment(s), 4 collector specimen(s)

This website or the contributor can't guarantee the information here to be accurate or to be up-to-date, although that is the intention for the data. Illegal activity or property damage is not the responsibility of this website, but each visitor is encouraged to review the Rockhound Code of Ethics. Each website visitor is advised also to consider reference sources listed and outside sources in their research before visiting the location.

Location Type: Private Property
Details: 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: Directions can also be found at John Bett's website page about this location.

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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.)
Follow this Link to Get Google's Directions Reference Info: http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/trips/roxbury.htm
Tags: almandine garnet garnets staurolite green's farm mine roxbury falls connecticut

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Almandine Garnet in Matrix,Roxbury Falls,Conn.,26.8 gr.

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Comments (Most recent are first)

Scott (webmaster) - Jan 13, 2013 09:28:45 PM EST That is very sad to hear.  That is some awful New Year's info.  Please post here again if you hear if anything changed. stonebuster - Jan 1, 2013 07:32:28 AM EST Green's farm property has been sold and is now posted with no tresspassing signs and closed to collectors.

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