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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Passiria Valley, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6 × 10.5 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

Great Alpine garnet var almandine! Exceptional crystals (up to 4 cm!!!), with very dark red colour, perfectly shaped and with no damage (just a little natural contact on main crystal, no artificial fractures).

Look at its deep colour and its sharpness! It is a top specimen, huge for being Alpine and very aesthetic too!

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