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Almandine & Clinochlore

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Almandine & Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Unterer Grabner, Lölling, Hüttenberg, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 7.5 × 4.9 cm
Description

Cut example of deep red almandine from Austria. It is nicely embedded and completely framed by clinochlore which gives a nice appearence.

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

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...