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Andradite

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Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Arrondissement Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabé, Kayes Region, Mali
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3.9 × 3 cm
Description

Fine example of a single crystal of intense green coloured andradite from Mali. Its faces are super lustrous and additionally the crystal is even placed on a piece of 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