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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: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 5.6 cm
Weight: 
473.00gr
Description

Aestetic cluster of  rhombododecahedral "old time" crystals of  bigger 45 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