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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Khogyani, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 6.7 × 4.4 cm
Description

A large well terminated spessartine incombination with biotite schist.

A new recent find occures during mountain land sliding at Khogyani (known for beautiful andradite & vesuvianite).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spessartine

Formula: 
Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sommer quarry, Wendelberg, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Spessart, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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