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Hessonite Var Hibschite

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Hessonite Var Hibschite

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Description
Locality: 
Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.7 × 4.2 cm
Description

Nice red hessonite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

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

Hibschite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Mariánská Skála (Mariánská hora; Marienberg), Ústí nad Labem (Aussig), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic