Call number:
D28 (30)
Classification:
Orthosilicates
Translated title:
Almandine
Place of origin:
Zillertal / Tyrol, Austria
Depositional environment:
Mica schists and gneisses, metamorphism of pelitic sedimentary rocks. Contact metamorphic hornfels, eclogites, granites.
Description:
Most common garnet. Occurs in metamorphic and pegmatitic rocks.
Chemical formula:
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystal system:
Isometric
Crystal schema:
Hexoctahedral
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