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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80338 |
| Mineral: | Almandine Garnet |
| Locality: | Serrote Redondo, near Pedra Lavrada, Paraíba, Brazil |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent red-brown almandine garnet crystal with many parallel dodecahedral faces and remnants of quartz in crevices. These garnet nodules are found in a local alluvial deposit, and are split open to reveal the almandine crystals inside. Ex. Robert Patak collection |
| Overall Size: | 40x38x20 mm |
| Crystals: | 40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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