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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Oracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4.8 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Exceptionell sample of Almandine in combination with Chalcopyrite. Fine darkbrown Almandine crystals in a massive chalcopyrite matrix. This is a sample which is really rare on the market as well as the location is quite unknown. 

Please watch the video in HD to understand the whole specimen!!! Recommended

 

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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