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Andradite

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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

Lustrous translucent deep green andradite garnet crystals on the matrix covered with muscovite. The andradite crystals are dodecahedral form with trapezohedral edge faces.

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
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