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Hessonite

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Description
Locality: 
Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6 × 5.5 cm
Description

This is a clessic specimen from a famous location in Czech Republik.

Very lustrous, redbrown hessonite crystals on matrix from Armin Wendland collection - acquired 1968

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0