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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Roßrugg Ridge, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.5 × 6 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

Very beautiful and aesthetic almandine specimen with well-shaped crystals up to 2.3 cm on mica shist. Displays very well.

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