Almandine

Hardness ( Moh )

" 7 - 8

Crystal System

Cubic

Specific Gravity

4.97

Refractive Index

1.775 - 1.830

Birefringence

Family

Garnet

Colour(s)

Brown, FIREBRICK, Red, Black, Black red.

Cleavage

Francture Type

Conchoidal

Luster

Streak

White

Transparency

Transparent to Subtransparent to translucent

Formula

Fe2+3Al2Si3O12

Country

Found In Afghanistan,Algeria,Angola,Antarctica,Argentina,Australia,Austria,Bangladesh,Belarus,Belgium,Bolivia,Brazil,Bulgaria,Burkina Faso,Cameroon,Canada,Chile,China,Colombia,Czech Republic,Dominican Republic,DR Congo,Egypt,Ethiopia,Europe,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Greenland,Guatemala,Hungary,India,Iran,Ireland,Israel,Italy,Japan,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Lesotho,Madagascar,Malawi,Mexico,Mongolia,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,Nepal,New Zealand,North Korea,North Macedonia,Norway,Oman,Pakistan,Peru,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,Saudi Arabia,Sierra Leone,Slovakia,Slovenia,Somalia,South Africa,South Korea,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sweden,Switzerland,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,Turkey,Uganda,UK,Ukraine,USA,Uzbekistan,Zambia,Zimbabwe,The Moon