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Hibschite

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Hibschite

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.6 × 1.9 cm
Description

Small yellow hibschite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hibschite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Mariánská Skála (Mariánská hora; Marienberg), Ústí nad Labem (Aussig), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic