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On the road from Lubrín to El Chive, Almería, Spain, there are some garnets of the almandine variety, resinous, brown, isometric crystalline system with a dodecahedral or trapezohedral morphology in shale matrix with mica, a metamorphic rock composed of mica, quartz and other minerals in small quantities characteristic of this place, such as the sample we show, a series of well-formed crystals of Almandine garnets in the matrix mentioned above, an original piece of this place.
| Shipping Weight | 0,175 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5,7 × 3,9 × 3,6 cm |
| Specimen Type | Mineral Specimen |
| Specimen Weight | 0.069 |
| Special Characteristics | Classic Locality, On Matrix |
| Locality | Lubrin, Almería, Andalusia, Spain |
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| Mineral Species | Almandine |
|---|---|
| Formula | Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ |
| Crystal System | Cubic |
| Family | Silicate |
| Hardness | 7-8 |
| Mineral Group | Garnet |
|---|---|
| Formula | X3Y2(SiO4)3 |
| Crystal System | Cubic |
| Family | Silicate |
| Hardness | — |
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