Name GARNET SCHORLOMITE
Variety SCHORLOMITE
Origin Afrikanda Massif (Kola) (Siberia) Russia
Hardness 7
Composition Ca3(Ti3+)2((Si,Fe3+)O4)3
Crystaline sys. CUBIC
Size   6x4,5x2,5 cm
Weight 94 gr




Description:
One of the rarest variety of the garnet group. Black in colour, it is similar to the melanite variety of the andradite species, although it has a much larger content in titanium. It appears in only two or three place on Earth, and often crystals are only millimeters long.


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GARNET SCHORLOMITE



VARIETY SCHORLOMITE