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Andradite Var Melanite

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Andradite Var Melanite

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Description
Locality: 
Benitoite Mine, San Benito County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 4.3 cm
Description

Very rich specimen of black, lustrous melanite crystals on both sides of the specimen.

Ex Hoffmann collection, Germany

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

Melanite

Variety Of: 

Andradite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Black