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Almandine

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Almandine

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Locality: 
Red Embers Mine, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.3 × 1 cm
Weight: 
10.00gr
Description

Five vibrant red translucent garnet crystals in a graphite matrix.  The garnets from this mine exhibit a wonderful and vibrant red color when back-lit--they glow like red embers.  The graphite has been meticulously worked on both sides to expose the garnets.

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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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