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Mine Hill / Roxbury Garnet, CT
Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: garnet-bearing schist / historic iron works
Roxbury garnet locality and Mine Hill Preserve documented in CT mineral guides and mindat.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old mine adits, uneven trails
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