earthstory: The Subway (or ought to it’s sewer?) Garnet Although…

earthstory:

The Subway (or ought to it’s sewer?) Garnet

Although this whopping crystal has been given a plethora of names (together with the Manhattan and Kunz garnets), it’s most evocative title is a misnomer, modified by Victorian sensibilities, because it was in truth excavated whereas digging a sewer.

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