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Andradite With Tourmaline

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Andradite With Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Wigal, Ghaziabad District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6 × 8 × 3.6 cm
Description

An unusual combination of well terminated , gemmy andradite & tourmaline from Waigal mining area , Kunar, Afghan.

There is no damage except minor etching.

A new recent find from the locality.

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

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

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