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Garnet Var Almandine

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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Granatenkogel, Gaisberg Valley, Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 5.5 × 5.4 cm
Description

Outstanding example of a sharpest defined and highly esthetical placed crystal of almandine from Austria. This fine example has a perfect main crystal at the very top measuring 55 mm across tinted in a deep satturated red colour. The lustre is just fantastic for Austrian garnets and also the size of it.

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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Postage Area Price
Austria 5
5
Europe 14
16
North America 16
19
Rest of World 19
22