Specimen #826

Name: Pyrope Garnet

Type: Mineral

Locality: Linhorka hills, Třebenice (Trebnitz), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 8.4 x 8.6 x 6.5 cm

Weight: 442

Acquired: 2008-10-06

Source: Gift from Colleen, Bought in Prague, Czech Republic

Label: Y

Comment: The mineral pyrope is a member of the garnet group. Pyrope is the only member of the garnet family to always display red colouration in natural samples, and it is from this characteristic that it gets its name: from the Greek for fire and eye.

Minerals: Pyrope (Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) Garnet

There are 2 pictures on file

M00826-01.jpg:

Pyrope Garnet, Linhorka hills, Třebenice (Trebnitz), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic - 8.4 x 8.6 x 6.5 mm

M00826-02.jpg:

Pyrope Garnet, Linhorka hills, Třebenice (Trebnitz), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic