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Garnet Var Almandine

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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Zillertal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 9.5 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.60cm
Description

Almandine garnets in Mica schist from Ziller Valley, Austria.

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