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Uvarovite

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Uvarovite

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Locality: 
Andarab Valley, Andarab District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 4.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

This specimen is from new discovery in 2012 from Andarab Valley in Afghanistan. This find produced only very low quantity and was a very important discovery. Uvarovite is one of the most rare varities of Garnet and only a fist full of localities produced crystals in this dimension. I published an article about this discovery in Lapis magazine (Europe´s leading mineral magazine), January issue 2013. The particular specimen features 2 crystals, 5 and 4mm across.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uvarovite

Formula: 
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...