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Andradite Var Demantoid Garnet

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Andradite Var Demantoid Garnet

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Description
Locality: 
Gubahar, Khost, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.66 × 1.6 cm
Weight: 
5.00gr
Description

gemmy, bright green slightly modified dodecahedral crystals of Andradite (var "Demantoid") on schist matrix. Please note that these crystals show a color change from a "mint green" color to a very rich "lime green" hue in different lighting. 

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

Demantoid

Variety Of: 

Andradite

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

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