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Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

A single crystal of grossular from "Lake Jaco". According to mindat: Most of the garnets attributed to Lake Jaco come from the Sierra de la Cruz, Mun. de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Akhtaragda River mouth (Achtaragda River mouth), Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia