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Roweite On Andradite

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Roweite On Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Shijiangshan Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
45.00gr
Description

Large lamellar group of faint orange roweite on the typical andradite rich matrix with an unidentified granular white mineral present.

From the 2017 discovery that redefined the quality of olshanskyite and roweite and is making it's way to collections all around the world

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Roweite

Formula: 
Ca2Mn2+2B4O7(OH)6
Strunz: 
6.DA.25
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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