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Almandine

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Almandine

Dipl.-Ing. W. Maucher, Munich
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

A 2 cm large, well formed, dodecahedral crystal of wine-red Almandine garnet in greenish schist matrix. Comes with historic label from Dipl.-Ing. W. Maucher, Munich (1879-1930).

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