Garnet sand beach on Goodenough Island (IMAGE)

Syracuse University

Garnet sand beach on Goodenough Island

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Garnet sand beach on Goodenough Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. These garnets originate from rocks such as the gneiss (pictured above), and are then concentrated as a placer deposit on the beach.

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Photo credit: Professor Paul Fitzgerald

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