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Andradite

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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 6.2 × 2.4 cm
Description

Andradite ight be common for Serifos island - but extremely rare from Xanthi. The specimen shows numerour yet-black andradite crystals on dark green epidote matrix. The andradite crystals show multiple stepped edges, a very uncommon habit for Greece!  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