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Garnet Var Almandine

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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Zillertal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 9.5 × 4.4 cm
Description

Normally, the garnet crystals of Zillertal show smooth surfaces with better or worse quality. Not so in this case. These crystals show an intense multi-structured surface with good transparency at the edges. Two crystals grow very well exposed on the grayschist matrix. The piece is extraordinary and comes from a unique old find which has delivered only a small amount of good pieces. Should be highly ranked for its rarity.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Almandine

Formula: 
Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Alabanda, Aydin Province, Aegean Region, Turkey