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Uvarovite

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Uvarovite

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Description
Locality: 
Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm
Description

A old time example of rare uvarovite garnet from Finland.

This specimen hosts a prominent group of crystals of intense, deep emerald green uvarovite garnets on diopside-quartz-pyrrhotite matrix.
The main crystal measures an impressive 2.5 mm.

Beautiful old time specimen from Hannes Rose collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uvarovite

Formula: 
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...