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Name: |
spessartite Garnet |
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Class: |
Silicates |
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Chemistry: |
Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 Manganese aluminum silicate (var. garnet) |
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Color(s): |
orange to reddish-brown, pink Streak: white |
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Hardness: |
7.0 - 7.5 |
SpecGrav: |
4.12 - 4.2 |
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Fracture: |
conchoidal |
Cleavage: |
none |
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Crystal: |
isometric (icositetrahedron, dodecahedral etc.) often aggregates |
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Envronment: |
granite pegmatites, and shists |
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Association: |
albite, muscovite, microcline, quartz |
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Locals: |
| Virginia, California/USA | Brazil | Germany | Sweden |
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Misc: |
Named after an occurrence in the Spessart district, Bavaria, Germany. |
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