Garnet in Schist Piece | Alaska

Garnets in schists are typically very deep red-colored.  The surrounding matrix is often a grayish and mica-rich.

The garnet-muscovite schist shown above is early Late Cretaceous in age (89 to 92 million years).  It comes from Garnet Ledge, southeastern Alaska, USA.  Rocks from this locality contain near-gem-quality almandine garnets.