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Garnet Var Andradite

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Garnet Var Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 5.8 × 4.8 cm
Description

Beautiful matrix specimen of andradite from Russia. The main crystal is highly lustrous and has a size of 23 mm and is super fine exposed positioned at the top of the specimen.

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