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Andradite & Fluorapatite

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Andradite & Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
Ganzhizhou Mine, Meigu County, Liangshan, Sichuan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
50.00gr
Description

Specimen labelled garnet and apatite, possibly andradite crystals associated with fluorapatite.  These species are not reported for this Chinese locality.  Ex-Don Davis specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andradite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drammen, Buskerud, Norway

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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