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Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Quarona, Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6.9 × 6.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
277.00gr
Description

Choice group of dark red almandine crystals grown into pale metamorphic matrix. 
Very rich for the specie and locale, specimens of this type came out mostly a few years ago, and they were sought-after by Italian collectors. Within a few months, they almost disappeared from the market, and now they are occasionally spotted into some collections.
Connoisseur Alpine material.

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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Italy (Pacco Celere 3)
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Europe
24
USA
40
Australia & Oceania (Tracked; Zone 3)
40
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30

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