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Chemical Composition:
CaMgSi2O6
Group: Garnet
System: Monoclinic
Family: Silicates
Hardness: 5 - 6
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- Prismatic crystals
- Heavy, fragile
- Transparent, translucent
- Insoluble in acids
- Found in: Austria, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa,
Sweden, Switzerland, USA, former USSR
- Very common
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