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Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

 
Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet from Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 82164
Mineral:Almandine var. Rhodolite Garnet
Locality:Fazenda Rodolita, Peixe, 5.5 km south of Valério da Natividade, Tocantins, Brazil
Description:Lustrous translucent dark-red rhodolite garnet, the pink-red gem variety of garnet in the Almandine-Pyrope Series, with remnants of silvery mica schist on the surfaces. The pyrope garnet has surfaces composed of many smaller parallel crystal faces.
Overall Size:4x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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