AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Almandine Garnet in Quartz nodule |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 70438 |
Mineral: | Almandine Garnet in Quartz nodule |
Locality: | Serrote Redondo, near Pedra Lavrada, Paraiba, Brazil |
Description: | Intergrown lustrous translucent brown almandine garnet crystals embedded in a quartz nodule. The almandine crystals are trapezohedral form. These nodules are found in a local alluvial deposit, and are split open to reveal the almandine crystals inside. |
Overall Size: | 28c28c23 mm |
Crystals: | 5-17 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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