East flanks of the Nightingale Mountains yield almandine garnet crystals eroding from metamorphic host rock. BLM land with free collecting. One of the better garnet localities in northwestern Nevada.
Field facts
| Region | Pershing County, NV |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.0815, -119.2329 |
| Minerals | Almandine Garnet |
| Rock | Metamorphic host |
| Access | Dirt roads off I-80 area |
| Source | rockhoundresource.com |
| Material | Almandine Garnet |
| Land status | BLM, free collecting |
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