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Löllingite & Andradite

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Löllingite & Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Carlés Mine, Carlés, Salas, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm
Weight: 
23.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of löllingite crystals with andradite on calcite matrix from the skarn of this famous Spanish mine nowadays closed. The piece has been acidulated to discover the impressive löllingite crystals, spectacular for this site.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Löllingite

Formula: 
FeAs2
Strunz: 
2.EB.15a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Wolfbau Mine, Lölling District, Hüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Friesach - Hüttenberg area, Carinthia, Austria

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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