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Andradite With Quartz

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Andradite With Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Description

This is a something we don't see often around!The classic locality rarey gives this style of quartz which is actually interference growth quartz points!The garnet crystals on the base are sharp and translucent!The piece is quite aesthetic and undamaged!

 

 

 

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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