Garnet Photos    
Cochise College               
Photos of Minerals
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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garnet-trapezohedron crystal-4
     One of the most common crystal shapes for the garnet family of minerals is a

rounded crystal with 24 faces.  Each of the faces is close to the shape of a trapezoid

and so this crystal shape is called a trapezohedron.
 

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Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.