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Hematite Var Iron Rose & Andradite

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Hematite Var Iron Rose & Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Kresti Hill, Kato Vrontou, Kato Nevrokopi Basin, Drama, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.8 cm
Description

Lustrous, sharp iron rose associated with trapezohedral andradite crystals from a skarn zone near Panorama. Only a handful of specimens was found there and this is one of the two best examples, from my personal local collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

Iron Rose

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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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