Garnet?

[sthrngold07]

I was wondering if someone could post a pic of what garnet looks like straight outta the ground?I'd been gold prospecting in a nearby creek here in the upstate SC.Brought some material back,panned it out,and saw a piece of quartz with some hemitite attached to it.I thought it was interesting so I put it with my other collection of rocks.Well,yesterday I looked at it under a 30x magnified and I was seeing red crystals on it.I just wanna know what it is,cuz I believe where there's one there's more,hopefully bigger,right.?Anyway,I'd appreciate what ever kind of help I can get off this.

 

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[allen_idaho]

Here you go.

 

[sthrngold07]

Thanks,but looking at your's before cleanup I do believe I've been throwing some away

 

[allen_idaho]

The top picture is Star Garnets. They are only found in Idaho. Woot Woot

The bottom are garnets pieces found in Montana while looking for sapphires. They have very similar weights.

 

[Nashoba]

The top picture is Star Garnets. They are only found in Idaho. Woot Woot

The bottom are garnets pieces found in Montana while looking for sapphires. They have very similar weights.

Man I bet those are make some AWESOME CABS!
~Nash~