[Rockhounds] giant garnets exposed: a field trip gone awry

[Axel Emmermann]

Wow Don,

I think that the scenery ranks 7.5 on the Hallmark e-cardability scale...
Almandine? 

Cheers
Axel

  

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> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens DonH
> Verzonden: donderdag 11 oktober 2007 6:35
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> Onderwerp: [Rockhounds] giant garnets exposed: a field trip gone awry
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> Well I definitely made the last up-country field trip of the season. 
> This is one of the legendary massive garnets from Moses 
> Butte, St. Joe Forest, Idaho.  The trip involved a bumpy ride 
> on a narrow unmaintained road up to 6000 ft. in fog and 
> clouds, above the snow line, whereupon we almost went off the 
> side of the road and had a close call with a running moose.  
> Behold the scenery:
> 
> http://mysite.verizon.net/resqkdq4/2007OctFOut1.jpg
> http://mysite.verizon.net/resqkdq4/2007OctFOut2.jpg
> 
> This is one of the garnets, over 22 cm long and over 16 lbs:
> 
> http://mysite.verizon.net/resqkdq4/giantgarnet.jpg
> 
> The mythical monsters do exist.
> 
> 
> Take care,
> Don
> 
> 
> 
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