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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 5.3 × 3.5 cm
Description

Rare sample of Almandine from this most rare and uncommon locality in Sweden. The crystals are all sharp terminated and highly lustrous. Hard to photograph and really much better in person.

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