White Grossular from near the stifle claim Georgetown, El Dorado County, California

摘要

An occurrence of rare, colorless grossular was discovered by Eric Spencer in June of 2018, near the historic W. L. Stifle claim outside of Georgetown in El Dorado County, California. Eric stumbled upon the find while searching for vesuvianite with his dog, Rocksee. He had been taking a break from digging in order to clear away some brush so she could rest on cool ground-and up popped garnet crystals out of the dirt; she had been lying right on top of the occurrence. I have since had the opportunity to collect and study more specimens from this find.