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Andradite

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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Marki Khel, Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 4.5 × 2.9 cm
Description

A razor sharp black andradite crystal attractively set on intense green bed on tiny sparkling epidote crystals. A really onderful contrast and an aesthetic assemble. The andradite crystal shows highet possible luster - each face is like a mirror! Undamaged.

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