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Grossular

ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science

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Description
Locality: 
King Mine, Thetford, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Massive grossular garnet with several pockets containing gemmy, colorless crystals. This is the purest form of garnet and is relatively rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Akhtaragda River mouth (Achtaragda River mouth), Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
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