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Hessonite

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Hessonite

Former collection Christian Mavris
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Description
Locality: 
Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6.6 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
238.00gr
Description

Rich drusy of hessonite garnet with textbook icositetrahedral habitus and moderate lustre. The key feature of this specimen is the growth pattern visible on the crystal faces. In addition, the matrix is a rather pale green-grey rodingite, which suggests this being a rather old specimen, perhaps even treated in some fairly mild solvents for iron oxide removal.

Quite rich and with good esthetics, this is a good sized specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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