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Hessonite & Muscovite

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Hessonite & Muscovite

ex Barbara's collection
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Description
Locality: 
Schwarze Wand, Scharnbachgraben, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.4 × 1.9 cm
Description

High lustrous hessonite with fantastic reddish colour with greenish muscovite crystal groups.

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

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White