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Andradite

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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Marki Khel, Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.3 × 3.1 cm
Description

The main crystal 26mm across, sharp terminated and highly lustrous. The color is nearly black, there is a great contrast to dark green matrix. Smaller crystals are scattered all over. The assemble with this exposed main crystal is aesthetic on highest level.

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