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Almandine

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Almandine

Ex coll. Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover

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Description
Locality: 
Koktokay Pegmatite Field, Aletai Prefecture, Xingjiang Autonomous Region, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

A single, dark red almandine crystal from a seldom offered locality.

 

Thumbnail collection Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover.

With original box and handwritten label.

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

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