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Almandine from
Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand


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Almandine

Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Almandine

Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Almandine

Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Almandine

Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Almandine

Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Almandine

Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paritu, Colville, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:390149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:390149:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Paritu, Coromandel Penninsula. Rod Martin in Essence of Micro-Scope, 2006
 
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