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Garnet Var Uvarovite

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Garnet Var Uvarovite

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Description
Locality: 
Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.2 × 5 cm
Description

Outstanding material from Finland. Rare, deep green and highly lustrous garnet var uvarovite. The well formed crystals are placed in a verry esthetic way on top of the specimen and have a size of up to 12mm. The contrast to the surrounding mother rock is really nice.

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...