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Garnet Var Hessonite

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Garnet Var Hessonite

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Description
Locality: 
Susa Valley, Torino Provonce, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 6 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Great specimen of the rare hessonite garnet coming from Val Susa (To), Italy. The matrix is covered by tens of perfect hessonite crystals, very well shaped, light red - orange in colour, with a beautiful lustre.

On the specimen you can see also many spherical mica clusters.

Beautiful and rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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