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