Etched Almadine-Spessartine Series

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Small etched almandine-spessartine series garnet from Piani di Verdabbio, Switzerland. Founbd by Angelo Stroppini in 2021 in the only known garnet-bearing pegmatite in Switzerland. Other garnet from the area has been analyzed as almandine, but this piece has not been analyzed yet.


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Dimensions2.1 cm
Added on05/31/2025
RepairsRepair to a small 3mm corner.

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Mineral guide
Learn about Almandine
iron-rich garnet with deep wine-red dodecahedral crystals, metamorphic origins in mica schists, and collectible matrix pieces with star garnets.
Regional guide
Almandine from Piani di Verdabbio
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