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Gadolinite & Spessartine

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Gadolinite & Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Tørdal, Drangedal, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

Red transparent spessartine with dark gadolinite crystals in feldspar. 

From an old collection. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gadolinite

Synonym Of: 

Gadolinite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Strunz: 
9.AJ.20
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0

Gadolinite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Strunz: 
9.AJ.20
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0

Spessartine

Formula: 
Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sommer quarry, Wendelberg, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Spessart, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany