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Demantoid & Asbestos

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Demantoid & Asbestos

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Description
Locality: 
Malenco Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.3 × 1.4 cm
Description

a cluster of apple green demantoid crystals covered by white fibers of asbestos

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Demantoid

Variety Of: 

Andradite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0