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Andradite

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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.9 × 3 cm
Weight: 
103.00gr
Description

Nice specimen with well terminated crystals of andradite. In certain cases, depending on how the light falls on it, the green color can change.

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