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Andradite With Mica & Quartz

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Andradite With Mica & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Aggeneys, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.2 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Andradite garnets in a mica and quartz matrix.

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

Mica

Group Parent: 
Mica Group

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White