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Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Guidefalié Diggings, Madiawaya, Commune Tomora, Cercle de Bafoulabé, Kayes Region, Mali
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

An aesthetic cluster of brown to reddish brown coloured reflective grossular garnet crystals (up to 1.6 cm across). They are well formed and sharp with good lustre. An attractive garnet specimen from a less common location.

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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
Peter Crozier Minerals