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Grossular

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Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Hongshan Deposit, Shangri La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 1.4 cm
Description

A floater cluster of pale golden yellow grossular crystals, with out matrix. The grossulars have good lustre and are an unusual colour  for the species.

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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