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Andradite

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Andradite

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Locality: 
Kirchberg Quarry, Oberrotweil, Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 5.2 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
83.00gr
Description

Melanite, also known as andradite, are highly lustrous crystals in a dark brown to black color that sit on a beige-colored phonolite. These translucent crystals also have inclusions that give them a very special and unique appearance.

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

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Germany
6
EU+EuropePlus (Zone 1+2)
15
worldwide (to 500g)
$17
worldwide (to 5kg and El Salvador, ...)
$55

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