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Melanite

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Melanite

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Description
Locality: 
Niederrotweil, Oberrotweil, Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2 × 1.1 cm
Description

Melanite crystal on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melanite

Variety Of: 

Andradite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Black