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Andradite With Hematite

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Andradite With Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

Groups of brown andradite crystals with dark brown edges on matrix together with haematite "roses".

A classic from Serifos where mineral collecting is now forbidden.

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

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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