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Omphacite & Garnet

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Omphacite & Garnet

ex krantz stock, ex private collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Silberbach, Konradsreuth, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 6.6 × 3.1 cm
Weight: 
304.00gr
Description

Typical eclogite with crystallites of omphacite and pyrop rich granet crystallites. The specimen comes with an old label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Omphacite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Eclogite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Münchberg Metamorphic complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Labels
Label Images - only: Omphacite & Garnet