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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Serrote Redondo, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Province, Paraiba, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.7 × 3 cm
Description

Fantastically embedded crystals of deep red almandine from Brazil. The crystals have a fine lustre and the contrast and esthetics of this piece is just amazing. The garnets have a size of up to 19 mm across.

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