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Andradite & Chrysotile

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Andradite & Chrysotile

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Description
Locality: 
Dognecea, Ocna de Fier, Banat Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.7 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

An excellent example of those rarely seen andradites from this historic skarn deposit in Eastern Europe. The mossy-green crystals are sharp showing good luster and translucence. The front shows a crystal up to 5 mm, the backside is rich in smaller crystals of intense color.

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

Chrysotile

Formula: 
Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Zloty Stok (Reichenstein), Ząbkowice District, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland