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Andradite

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Andradite

Ex coll. Burger (CH)
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Description
Locality: 
Zillertal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 3.2 × 2.8 cm
Weight: 
45.00gr
Description

Textbook red andradite floater, with sharp edges and good vivid red color. The crystal was extracted from the host metamorphic rock, whose remnants are still visible on some areas.

Old specimen, as it comes from the former Swiss collection Burger, dated pre-1950s and relabeled in modern times. 

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

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