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Grossular Var Hessonite

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Grossular Var Hessonite

Ex Dr F Krantz (Bonn Germany), ex ?
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Piz Badus, Andermatt, Uri, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Description

A interesting specimen from Graubünden (Grischun). The label states Sexta Maduna which is the Sixmadun or Piz Badus, a mountain at the border of Uri and Graubünden. The specimen exhibits quite large orangebrown hessonite crystals on matrix, called Hyazinthgranat, an old german synonym. Old label, rare material. Krantz stock, the former collector is unknown to me but i suspect the specimen being from the early 19th century at least.

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

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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