Red Embers Garnets

The Red Embers Garnet Mine (previously known as the Two Fat Guys Mine) is located in Erving, Massachusetts. This mine is known for producing vibrant red translucent almandine garnets in a graphite matrix. Extraction of these specimens began over 20 years ago and is ongoing to this day. The vein from which these specimens are extracted is composed primarily of graphite that ranges in width from 1 to 6 feet. The garnets are scattered throughout this graphite matrix along with black dravite tourmaline crystals.