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Garnet Var Almandine

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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Horn Glacier, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 3.7 × 3 cm
Description

Perfect developed garnet var almandine from the Austrian Alps. The crystal is perfectly placed at the top of the specimen and is free of any significant damage.

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