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Garnet Var Grossular

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Garnet Var Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Sandaré, Arrondissement Sandaré, Cercle de Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 8 × 4 cm
Description

A cluster of dark brown grossular crystals  (360 degrees)

 

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