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Hessonite

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Description
Locality: 
Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Older example of lustrous orange-red hessonite on matrix from Freiwaldau/Jeseník.

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