Almandine Garnet Mineral Specimens and Crystals

Item: Almandine Garnet Specimen
	This unique item is sold. Code#: almm142 Weight: 0.2 lbs Size: 1.6" x 1.5" x 1.2" (40.5 x 37 x 30mm) Location: Mined at Piaui, Brazil Price: $16.50 This naturally etched dark reddish-purple almandine garnet crystal (also known as almandite) has rounded dodecahedral form that was considerably modified due to its formation within a biotite mica schist host rock. It is translucent to semi-transparent.
Item: Almandine Garnet Specimen
	Code#: almm144 Weight: 0.5 lbs Size: 2" x 1.9" x 1.8" (51 x 48 x 46mm) Location: Mined at Piaui, Brazil Price: $34.50 This naturally etched dark reddish-purple almandine garnet crystal (also known as almandite) has rounded dodecahedral form that was considerably modified due to its formation within a biotite mica schist host rock. It is translucent to semi-transparent.
Item: Almandine Garnet in Biotite Schist
	Code#: almm133 Weight: 0.4 lbs Size: 2.9" x 2.7" x 1.7" (73 x 69 x 43mm) Location: mined at Itabira, Brazil Price: $21.50 This biotite schist matrix specimen has reddish-purple almandine garnet (also known as almandite exposed around its surfaces.
Item: Almandine Garnets in Biotite-Sillimanite Schist
	Code#: almm134 Weight: 0.8 lbs Size: 4.3" x 2.5" x 2.4" (108.5 x 63 x 60mm) Location: mined at Itabira, Brazil Price: $32.50 This sillimanite-biotite schist matrix specimen has reddish-purple almandine garnet (also known as almandite with a small amount of blue iolite as well. The chatoyant sillimanite has long blade-like form.
Item: Almandine Garnet with Biotite Schist
	Code#: almm136 Weight: 1.7 lbs Size: 4.5" x 3.1" x 2.7" (114.5 x 80 x 68mm) Location: mined at Itabira, Brazil Price: $46.50 This natural specimen is composed of a single large garnet weighing well over one pound with about 20% biotite schist matrix still attached. The garnet has rich reddish-purple and it is translucent to semi-transparent.
Item: Almandine Garnets in Biotite-Sillimanite Schist
	Code#: almm137 Weight: 1.6 lbs Size: 4.7" x 3.2" x 2.1" (118.5 x 82.5 x 54.5mm) Location: Itabira, Brazil Price: $52.50 This biotite schist matrix specimen has nine reddish-purple almandine garnets (also known as almandite exposed around its surfaces. The garnets are highly fractured and they are translucent to semi-transparent. The matrix is predominantly quartz with biotite and some chatoyant sillimanite.
Item: Garnet with Iolite in Sillimanite-Biotite Matrix
	Code#: almm138 Weight: 4.9 lbs Size: 6.75" x 4.75" x 4.25" Location: Mined at Itabira, Brazil Price: $94.50 This biotite schist with sillimanite matrix specimen has a couple of large reddish-purple almandine garnets (also known as almandite exposed on its surfaces, with a small amount blue iolite here and there as well. The garnets are translucent to semi-transparent, and the matrix is mostly long blade-like chatoyant gray sillimanite crystals intergrown with a small amount of black biotite mica.
Item: Almandine Garnets in Biotite-Sillimanite Schist
	Code#: almm140 Weight: 4.2 lbs Size: 5.8" x 4.4" x 3.7" Location: Itabira, Brazil Price: $114.50 This biotite schist with sillimanite matrix specimen has several reddish-purple almandine garnets (also known as almandite exposed on its surfaces. Some of the garnets have sheared surfaces and some show terminations with rounded dodecahedral form that was modified due to their formation within a biotite mica schist host rock. The garnets are fractured and they are translucent to semi-transparent.
Item: Garnet in Biotite-Sillimanite Schist, 20.9 pounds!
	Code#: almm141 Weight: 20.9 lbs Size: 11.75" x 11" x 3.75" Location: mined near Itabira, Brazil Price: $334.50 This large size decorator mineral specimen has a matrix composed of black biotite mica intergrown with long blade-like chatoyant sillimanite. There are several large reddish-purple almandine garnets (also known as almandite) exposed on its surfaces, each garnet measures from 2 inches to 3 inches across! The garnets are fractured and they are translucent to semi-transparent. There is about 30% chatoyant sillimanite intergrown with the biotite mica matrix. The photo at left was taken under incandescent light, see also a back-view photo.

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