Mineralpedia Details for Goldmanite
Goldmanite
- Formula
- Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Crystalline - Fine
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- dark green, brownish green
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Isometric - Hexoctahedral
- Hardness
- 6-7
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Goldmanite from Gambatesa mine, Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Genova prov., Liguria, Italy
These are tiny green crystal specks throughout the matrix. Goldmanite is the vanadium garnet, which is found in very few places worldwide (only one in Italy and three in the US along with only a handful of others).
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