1	garnet host	*Rogowitz, Anna, Schorn, Simon, Huet, Benjamin (2024) Eclogite dehydration and melt‐induced embrittlement at high‐pressure conditions. Terra Nova, 36 (4) 266-274 doi:10.1111/ter.12707*

Comments:

Ca- and Mg-rich almandine commonly occurs as small euhedral crystals in the eclogite matrix, but are depleted in the eclogitic veins. The chemistry of the garnets in the eclogite and in the eclogitic veins are very similar.

Habit:

euhedral crystals

Colour:

red

Quality for species:

Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)

Abundance at site:

Common

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Almandine data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Hohl-Felsen eclogite, Wernersdorf, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1782332

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1782332:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Nearest other occurrences of Almandine

2.5km (1.6 miles)

ⓘ Hohl eclogites, Wernersdorf, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

3.6km (2.3 miles)

ⓘ Hartner quarry, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

7.6km (4.7 miles)

ⓘ Bärofen, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

9.4km (5.8 miles)

ⓘ Koralpe tunnel portal, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

9.4km (5.9 miles)

ⓘ Gradischkogel, Sankt Vinzenz, Lavamünd, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria

12.3km (7.7 miles)

ⓘ Glashütten, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

14.7km (9.1 miles)

ⓘ Großer Speikkogel, Sankt Andrä, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria

15.2km (9.4 miles)

ⓘ Handalpe, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

15.3km (9.5 miles)

ⓘ Lamprechtsberg mines, Lavamünd, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria

16.9km (10.5 miles)

ⓘ Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria

References

Rogowitz, Anna, Schorn, Simon, Huet, Benjamin (2024) Eclogite dehydration and melt‐induced embrittlement at high‐pressure conditions. Terra Nova, 36 (4) 266-274 doi:10.1111/ter.12707

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Almandine from Hohl-Felsen eclogite, Wernersdorf, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria

Almandine from
Hohl-Felsen eclogite, Wernersdorf, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria