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Quartz Var Prase & Andradite

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Quartz Var Prase & Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Sinerechenskoe, Kavalerovo, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 6 cm
Description

Most times this material is labeled with Dal´negorsk, but it is from Sinerechenskoe Skarn, which is nearby. Highly aesthetic group of prase crystals on andradite matrix. The crystals are tapering towards their base, which is a very typical style of the locale! All these multiple stepped crystals are very glossy and show dark green color. No damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Prase

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
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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