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Almandine from
Needle Hill (Cham Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China


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Almandine, etc.

Needle Hill, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Almandine

Needle Hill, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
02028140017364227985199.jpg
Almandine, etc.

Needle Hill, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Almandine

Needle Hill, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
02028140017364227985199.jpg
Almandine, etc.

Needle Hill, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
03222510017272253519799.jpg
Almandine

Needle Hill, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Molybdenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Needle Hill (Cham Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1078265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1078265:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Christopher Chui field collected specimen, checked by FTIR.
 
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