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Andradite On Ferro-hornblende

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Andradite On Ferro-hornblende

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Description
Locality: 
Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 6 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
88.00gr
Description

Exceptional shiny Andradite crystals up to 10 mm on Ferro-hornblende crystals matrix up to 8 mm and Quartz

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

Ferro-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Fe2+4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0