Name | GARNET GOLDMANITE | Variety | GOLDMANITE | Origin | Rybnicek (Pezinok)
Slovakia | Hardness | 7,5 | Composition | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 | Crystaline sys. | CUBIC
| Size | 6,7x4,5x2,5 cm | Weight | 71 gr. |
Description:
Discovered in Korea and acknowledged as a new species of garnet in 1963 by the International Society of Mineralogy. This is another very rare garnet species which contains vanadium. Its colour is intense green and the crystals are usually microscopic (0.1 to 1.7 mm). This specimen shows an intense green colour and crystals in rhombic dodecahedra, quite typical for garnets. |
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GARNET GOLDMANITE
VARIETY GOLDMANITE
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