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Andradite - Uvarovite

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Andradite - Uvarovite

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Description
Locality: 
Vermion Mountain, Pélla, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.5 × 3 cm
Description

Intense green andradite-uvarovite series garnet (XRD and SEM analyzed) on chromite matrix. Specimen is from a new discovery at Vermion mountain (about a month ago) that added a new uvarovite locality to the three known in Greece. Very nice addition to a systematic garnet collection.

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

Uvarovite

Formula: 
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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