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Almandine

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Almandine

Former collection Kasper (CH)

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Description
Locality: 
Leggia Valley, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 0.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Weight: 
4.00gr
Description

Brilliant crystals of almandine-spessartite series within a muscovite-quartzite laden pegmatite matrix. Great lustre and even partial transparency for this little specimen.
Definitely connoisseur material and from a rather obscure locality, scarcely seen on the market as the area has been explored in the 60s-70s and only studied quite well in the most recent decades. 
 

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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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