New York State Education Department - #TriviaTuesday answer: The garnet, generally deep red in color, is New York's official gemstone. The largest garnet mine in the world, the Barton Mine, is located
![Barton Mine at Gore Mountain, New York State, USA, where garnet has... | Download Scientific Diagram Barton Mine at Gore Mountain, New York State, USA, where garnet has... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270892048/figure/fig1/AS:650461690486794@1532093560401/Barton-Mine-at-Gore-Mountain-New-York-State-USA-where-garnet-has-been-mined-since.png)
Barton Mine at Gore Mountain, New York State, USA, where garnet has... | Download Scientific Diagram
MINING, GEOLOGY, AND GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF GARNET AT THE BARTON GARNET MINE, GORE MOUNTAIN, NEW YORK
![The garnets I collected, with the myriad of small garnets in the background. - Picture of Garnet Mine Tours, North River - Tripadvisor The garnets I collected, with the myriad of small garnets in the background. - Picture of Garnet Mine Tours, North River - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0b/fd/fe/79/the-garnets-i-collected.jpg)
The garnets I collected, with the myriad of small garnets in the background. - Picture of Garnet Mine Tours, North River - Tripadvisor
![Rajdeep Dasgupta on Twitter: "Almandine-rich garnet megacrysts in garnet amphibolite from Barton garnet mine, Gore Mountain, NY. The megacrysts are 7-10 cm across! From NMNH's Gem and Mineral collection (photo taken during Rajdeep Dasgupta on Twitter: "Almandine-rich garnet megacrysts in garnet amphibolite from Barton garnet mine, Gore Mountain, NY. The megacrysts are 7-10 cm across! From NMNH's Gem and Mineral collection (photo taken during](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0fXDfQWUAgs2C5.jpg)