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| 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 |
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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
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