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Almandine

Silicates cubic #0122

Almandine is a mineral species described as garnet, nesosilicate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Strunz code 9.AD.25
Class Silicates
Crystal system cubic
Type locality
Named after Alabanda
Streak white
Almandine specimen
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

O
38.57%
Fe
33.66%
Si
16.93%
Al
10.84%

Molar mass 497.742 g/mol

Physical

Mohs
7.5
Density
4.3 g/cm³