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Grossular

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Viken, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Lustrous and sharp, pale brown grossular crystals on matrix from this classic locale in Norway.

The Hamrefjell locality is protected as a natural site of geological value, and all forms of collecting are strictly forbidden nowadays.

Ex Alex Franz collection and label.

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