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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Vishnevo, Banite Obshtina, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Description

Wonderful cherry red almandine crystals grown on orthoclase matrix from a less-known locality.

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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