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Omphacite & Pyrope

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Omphacite & Pyrope

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Description
Locality: 
Silberbach, Konradsreuth, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.2 × 2.1 cm
Description

Omphacite and pyrop in matrix
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Omphacite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Eclogite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Münchberg Metamorphic complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Pyrope

Formula: 
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Czech Republic