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Hematite On Andradite

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Hematite On Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Wollastonite Outcrop, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.7 × 3.5 cm
Description

Very lustrous iron roses of hematite, on contrasting olive-green andradite. One of the very few examples known from this locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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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