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Garnet Var Almandine

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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Granatenkogel North, Gaisberg Valley, Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.9 × 7.4 × 5.5 cm
Description

48 mm across Nicely exposed and isolated crystal of  lustrous garnet var almandine on matrix from Austria. The crystal measures 48 mm across and the esthetic at this example is just amazing. Very eye-catching in person.

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