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Almandine & Biotite

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Description
Locality: 
River Valley Garnet Mine, Dana Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Weight: 
163.00gr
Description

This is a specimen consisting of an undamaged deep red almandine cystal in coarse black biotite schist.

Almandine crystals from this locality are usually poorly developed with rough faces and numerous biotite inclusions. This is a better than average specimen in that the faces are well-defined and more lusterous with fewer inclusions than usual. 

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

Biotite

Group Parent: 
Mica Group

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