Almandine (Garnet Group),

named in 1546 by Georgius Agricola for Alabanda in Turkey, an ancient gem cutting center, presumably where almandine was fashioned into gemstones. Almandine the most common garnet creates mixed crystals with Spessatine, Pyrope and Grossular. Characteristic mineral for metamorphic and pegmatitic rocs.

Almandine (Garnet Group)

Granatová skála (Weissenstein), Petrov nad Desnou, Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS4807

Price: 19.00 EUR

Almandine (Garnet Group)

Granatová skála (Weissenstein), Petrov nad Desnou, Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS4815

Price: 18.00 EUR

Almandine (Garnet Group)

Öztaler Ache River, Oetz, Ötztal Valley, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Item-No.: LM146

Price: 42.00 EUR

Almandine (Garnet Group)

Granatová skála (Weissenstein), Petrov nad Desnou, Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS4879

Price: 22.00 EUR

Almandine (Garnet Group)

Granatová skála (Weissenstein), Petrov nad Desnou, Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS4869

Price: 17.00 EUR

Almandine (Garnet Group)

Granatová skála (Weissenstein), Petrov nad Desnou, Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS4855

Price: 18.00 EUR

Almandine (Garnet Group)

Granatová skála (Weissenstein), Petrov nad Desnou, Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Item-No.: MINS4842

Price: 15.00 EUR

Synonyms:  Ageleide Ruby, Alabandine Ruby, Alamandine, Almandine Garnet, Almandite, Oriental Garnet  Classification:  Silicates, Nesosilicates, Garnet Group Chemical formula:  Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ Crystal system:  Isometric Density (g/cm³):  4.318 measured, 4.313 calculated Tenacity:  Brittle Cleavage:  None Observed Fracture:  Sub-Conchoidal Hardness (Mohs):  6.5 - 7.5 Colour:  Deep red, brownish red, red-violet, black Lustre:  Vitreous, resinous Streak:  White Transparency:  Transparent, translucent Type Locality:  Alabanda, Aydin Province, Aegean Region, Turkey

Application:  as gemstone and abrasive