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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Tveit Quarries, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.2 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Description

Numerous multifaced crystals of reddish-brown and lucent Almandine garnet on matrix. The crystals are well developed, sharp edged and lustrous. A good specimen and not from Austria. Even more hard to get hold of.

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
Wendel Minerals

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