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Garnet Var Almandine

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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Granatenkogel North, Gaisberg Valley, Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
18.7 × 10 × 6.7 cm
Description

Great classic Austrian material from the Tyrol. Deep red and lustrous crystals of almandine nicely embedded in schist matrix. The crystals are arranged in a really fine way with the main crystal at the base and several smaler ones above.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Almandine

Formula: 
Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Alabanda, Aydin Province, Aegean Region, Turkey