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Andradite Var Demantoid

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Andradite Var Demantoid

Charles Trantham Estate (1936-2020), A.L. McGuinness label
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Green Fire Mine, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria, San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 5.3 × 2.1 cm
Description

A nice small cabinet plate of matrix covered with sparkling pale green crystals of demantoid across the display surface.

Retains A.L. McGuinness label.

From the estate of noted California collector and dealer Charles Trantham.

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

Demantoid

Variety Of: 

Andradite

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