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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Stillupgrund, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 5.6 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
308.00gr
Description

A nice large specimen from old found in stillupgrund, stillup valley. The almandine shows a red reflection. Some looks like octahedrons, but all time they are rhombohedrons. The specimen was found pre 1974, called by older label.

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