Garnet Photos
Cochise College
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

modified dodecahedron crystal
This garnet crystal displays the diamond-shaped faces of a common

12-sided dodecahedron, but also displays an additional set of small

crystal faces located between the diamond-shaped faces. The 24 small

faces belong the the trapezohedron crystal shape.

garnet dec
Photo is copyright free for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.