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Garnet Var Andradite

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Garnet Var Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm
Description

The large main crystal is resting on small matrix. It is sharp terminated and all faces show excellent luster. It is unfortunately not complete all around - at the backside it was on the rock and a small area at one side was contacted. Still an eye-catching, aesthetic specimen!

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