Rocks, Minerals & Ores
Metamorphic Rocks and Minerals
Grossular garnet
Calcium aluminum silicateCoyote Front Range, Inyo County, CA
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Metamorphic Rocks and Minerals
Grossular garnet is a member of the garnet group, composed of calcium and aluminum silicate. It occurs in a variety of colors, most commonly green, brown, or honey-yellow. At the Coyote Front Range in Inyo County, California, grossular garnet is typically found in metamorphosed limestone and skarn environments. Its well-formed crystals and range of hues make it both a beautiful collector's specimen and a valuable indicator of metamorphic conditions in the surrounding rock.