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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 4.3 × 3.3 cm
Description

A very aesthetic assemble of sharp terminated andradite crystals with dark zoning along their edges. The specimen shows a very attractive contrast to greenish hedenbergite matrix. Field collecting is prohibited on Serifos Island, so it is very difficult to get this material. The piece looks eye-catching in various angles, no significant 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