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QRI1162119

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Description
Locality: 
Roch Neir, Mussa Alp, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 7.4 × 4.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Weight: 
485.00gr
Description

Rich dark red to black hessonite on matrix, with excellent lustre. 
In my opinion this could well be the Ti endmember, melanite, which is renowned to occur in some Piedmont Alpine rodingites.

From the famous collection of Tiziano Bonisoli (IT), this is a remarkable specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Akhtaragda River mouth (Achtaragda River mouth), Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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