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Uvarovite

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Uvarovite

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Description
Locality: 
Koh-e-Tizabi, Taghonak, Andarab District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 4.1 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

A superb sharp gemmy rich green well doubly terminated crystal of very uncommon rare garnet varietysp;Uvarovihost to diopside -quartz mixed matrix ,  perfectly well doubly terminated crystals hardly to seen from this locality ,these were once time finds in 2010 after that nothing more , old specimens . Very hard to find these days.

These were one time finds made in 2010 by a small group of miners all my closed friends , The deposits located on very high peak mountain called Koh- Tezabi ( Koh mean mountain , Tezabi mean acidic or poisonous ) according to the locals people this ;mountain if full of poisonous plants killing their animals ,due to high snow only 45 days mining is possible troughout year, detail information label will be included.l

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uvarovite

Formula: 
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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