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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Granatenkogel South, Seeber Valley, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.8 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Weight: 
244.00gr
Description

Aestetic cluster of  rhombododecahedral "old time" crystals of  bigger 37 mm in diameter ; some crystals are partially interpenetrated;  the preparation has kept the crystals natural.

Mineral Data
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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