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| Species: | Almandine |
| Formula: | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Comments: | Kolderup & Rosenqvist (1950) reported a find of a giant garnet crystal on this beach. It measured 100x70x40cm, and the weight was estimated to be ca. 700kg. It's a rhomb-dodecahedron, but far from perfect, and it's was coated with chlorite and green hornblende. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Almandine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Solvik, Gjølanger, Fjaler, Vestland, Norway |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 241741 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:241741:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d57fbc35-87e6-4b58-979c-32d43330204a |
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