Sunday, July 07, 2019

Mineral Motivation

What motivated me in regard to my start in mineral collecting

People sometimes ask what got me started collecting minerals. One day my sister found a garnet in our back yard.  The garnets in this stone were very glassy/gemmy looking and reflect nicely in the sunlight.  The entire piece is about 2inches (6cm) long. 


Garnet from Northeastern Connecticut

My sister kept it for a few years.  Getting to view this motivated my interest in minerals.  First trying to find similar in the back yard, and my interest expanded over time.  My sister was kind enough to give me this stone, a few years after her discovery of it.  I've kept it as a keepsake ever since.

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