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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Gaisbergferner, Ötz Valley, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.9 × 3.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.90cm
Description

Single dark red crystal of almandine of moderate lustre, with a tiny piece of matrix. The crystal is nicely exposed all around, is free of damages and has well defined faces and edges.

Acquired in 1972. Ex François Verhallen collection.

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

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