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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: 
9.3 × 9.5 × 5 cm
Weight: 
503.00gr
Description

Aestetic cluster of  rhombododecahedral "old time" crystals of  bigger 54 mm in diameter compenetrate between them. The preparation has kept the crystals natural.

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