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Hessonite

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Hessonite

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Description
Locality: 
Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Brownish-red crystals of hessonite from Calamita Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0