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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Description

Brown andradite crystals on matrix from a limited find in a zone affected by contact metamorphism at the old iron mines of Nador. Crystals rarely surpass 2 mm in this locality, and colour, lustre and transparency in this specimen are very good.

Found by Ernesto Ossola in 1988.

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

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