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Coesite In Pyrope

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Coesite In Pyrope

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Description
Locality: 
Dora Maira Massif, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.3 × 3.2 cm
Description

Coesite grains pinkish to colorless pyrope

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Coesite

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Type Locality: 
Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater), Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

Pyrope

Formula: 
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Czech Republic