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Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6.3 × 4.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Sharp gale green grossular garnet crystals on feldspar matrix.

Beautiful specimen from Prof. Anton Gösswein collection, Munich.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Akhtaragda River mouth (Achtaragda River mouth), Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia