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Garnet Var Almandine

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Garnet Var Almandine

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3.4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Sharp defined and super lustrous crystal of almandine from Pakistan. It is perfectly crystalised and shows a very intense colouration.

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