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Hi George

Yes all of the garnets can occur in various shapes within the cubic crystal system. Most often the rhombic dodecahedron.
As the other gentleman mentioned Chrysoberyl falls within the orthorombic system and will have a different shape.

[QUOTE="Aquamarine1969, post: 687363, member: 16415"] Hi George Yes all of the garnets can occur in various shapes within the cubic crystal system. Most often the rhombic dodecahedron. As the other gentleman mentioned Chrysoberyl falls within the orthorombic system and will have a different shape. [/QUOTE]

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