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Hessonite

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Description
Locality: 
Gava Valley, Voltri, Genova, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 5.3 × 1.9 cm
Description

A nice plate, richly covered with red-brown, well developed, multifaced crystals of Hessonite garnet. The single crystals are highly lustrous, sharp edged and almost superbly terminated. The crystals are showing a good clarity and they are accompanied by a bladed Chlorite group member.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
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