Description: Eudialyte Kola Peninsula, Rusia 9 x 6 x 4 cm The other side of the same piece (with dark matrix) on the next photo. This is one of the classic minerals of alkaline sites. It looks like garnet but have a completely different composition and structure, its hardness is also considerably lower than garnet.

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