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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Granatenkogel North, Gaisberg Valley, Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 7.8 × 5.9 cm
Description

This specimen represents the very best quality for this famous locality. Usually the crystals don´t show such sharp termination and also not such good quality of surface - nearly all faces are very glossy. I would say 90% of all material is more dull or only semi-lustrous. The quality if this particular specimen is so much better than average and very exceptional for the area and crystalsare up to 388 across. Nice contrats to greenish matrix and very tri-dimensional assemble.

Mineral Data
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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