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| Species: | Almandine |
| Formula: | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Comments: | Large (>5 cm) somewhat rounded crystals. XRF analysis by Harold Moritz of his crystals yielded Fe:Mn ratio of 99:1, making it very pure almandine. |
| Habit: | dodecahedral |
| Colour: | maroon |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRF |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Muscovite | 1 photo of Almandine associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Quartz | 1 photo of Almandine associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Feldspar Group | 1 photo of Almandine associated with Feldspar Group at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Almandine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Almandine locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 912174 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:912174:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 62889141-4c9d-4b77-9082-59d9465e4f0a |
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 | | Book | | difficulties in achieving uniformity in any compilation. Locality names and spellings differ in time or with boundaries...Therefore no attempt was made to revise and update all locality data to conform with present political designations...present country to which they belong. As a rule, the locality designations given in the original published papers...about the mineral, depending upon the kind of locality name used. The name franklinite, for Franklin...about the mineral, depending upon the kind of locality name used. The name franklinite, for Franklin |
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Almandine locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA