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Garnet Var Andradite

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Garnet Var Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Arrondissement Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabé, Kayes Region, Mali
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

Here we have a polished andradite garnet from Mali. The color is really intense and threw the well polished faces you can nicely see inside the crystal due to the good transparency.

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