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Andradite On Hedenbergite

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Andradite On Hedenbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Megalo Livadi, Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Excellent piece from this very limited find!The crystals show the standard but clean in this case phantoms that make the crystals from this area so special!The are bulking on matrix of sharp charcoal lustrous hedenbergite crystals!The overall view is fantstic with the biggest crystals placed on the top of the piece and the smaller ones near the bottom!There is even a quartz crystal to add style!In superb condition, looks perfect!

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

Hedenbergite

Formula: 
CaFe2+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Mormorsgruvan, Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden

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