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Andradite

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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 5.9 × 3.1 cm
Description

Sharp terminated Andradite crystals up to 17mm across set on greenish hedenbergite matrix. The crystals are brown-red with  a razor sharp, thin zoning along all edges. Minor showy white quartz crystals are also present. Very aesthetic assemble. No significnat damages to report.

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