Name GARNET ANDRADITE
Variety DEMANTOID
Origin Val Malenco (Italia)
Hardness 6,5 - 7,5
Composition CaFe2(SiO4)3
Crystaline sys. CUBIC
Size   5,5 x 3,5 cm
Weight 49,5 gr




Description:
Val Malenco, in the Italian region of Aosta, provides beautiful groupings of this rare and very much appreciated variety of garnet, although the specimens do not reach the intensity of colour nor the size of those from other deposits such as those from Russia and Iran.


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GARNET ANDRADITE



VARIETY DEMANTOID