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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Sichuan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Pretty specimen with some outstanding crystals. A little damage but still very highly collectible and overall aesthetic.

One crystal might have been re-glued into the matrix, but I'm not sure.

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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