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Garnet Var Grossular

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Garnet Var Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Sierra Grande, San Antonio Department, Río Negro, Argentina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Great old classic - a sharp terminated, raspberry red crystal with lustrous faces set it the top of light matrix. The discovery is famous for this unique color! Great contrast and very aesthetic assemble!

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