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Object Name |
Garnet |
Object Description |
Rock fragment with a cluster of bright orange translucent trapezohedral grossular garnet (var. hessonite) crystals intergrown with pale green translucent prismatic diopside crystals and curving stacks of green clinochlore mica. |
Collector |
Krantz, Dr. Adam August |
Place of Origin |
Italy/Piedmont/Mussa Alps |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Ca Al silicate |
Crystal System |
Isometric |
Sp Grav. |
4.318 |
Hardness |
7 - 7.5 |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Subconchoidal |
Classification |
Geology |
Variety |
Grossular Hessonite |
People |
Krantz, Adam August, 1808-1872 Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 |
Search Terms |
Mineral |
Dimensions |
H-6.094 W-8.962 L-9.274 cm |
Catalog Number |
3402 |