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Almandine

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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

Floater almandine garnet crystal with excellent form and lustre. Very gemmy deep wine red colour under bright light.

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
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