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Andradite Var Melanite

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Andradite Var Melanite

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Description
Locality: 
Perda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 8 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Weight: 
230.00gr
Description

Black crystals scattered on an ocher matrix, colored by iron oxides with a nice color contrast. Cute.

 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Melanite

Variety Of: 

Andradite

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

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