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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Granatenkogel North, Gaisberg Valley, Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Very nice almandine specimen with several fine crystals up to 2 cm on mica slate.

Minor edge wear.

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

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