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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Usakos, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
33.00gr
Description

Amazing almandine crystals on white matrix. On the backside is a second large crystal. We obtained this specimen from older collection. It was labeled with: near usakos erongo namibia.

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