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FRN181731

Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Handan Iron Mine, Wu'an County, Handan, Hebei Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 4.6 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

An interesting and unusual yellow gold colored grossular garnet with translucent modified dodercahedra formed scattered on the matrix.

Mineral Data
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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
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