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RM3633   Andradite, melanite var., pargasite
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
  -  9. Silicates

A very aesthetic specimen of andradite, a variety of melanite, formed by numerous, well-defined, idiomorphic crystals, with the dodecahedron faces truncated by the trapezohedron ones. They are lustrous and shows greenish reflections and transparencies when light hits them. They are disposed in a very aerial way on a matrix formed by numerous elongated, prismatic crystals of green pargasite, one of the first historically described amphiboles.

Size: 6.5 x 6.4 x 5 cm.
Main crystal: 16 mm.
Classic locality
Reserved