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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Ötz Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.4 × 5.6 × 5.4 cm
Description

Here you see a single, well developed Almandine Garnet from the classic Austrian locale Ötztal in Tyrol. The crystal is sharp edged, highly lustrous and features a lucent to transparent red-brown colour. A really good specimen with unusual smooth but untreated faces.

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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