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Calderite

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Calderite

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Description
Locality: 
Otjosondu, Omatako, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

Orange-red calderite, belonging to the garnet group, from the type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calderite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Ca)3(Fe3+,Al)2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Otjosondu, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia