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Andradite
Chemical
Formula
Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
Species
Silicates
Crystal
System
Isometric
Mohs
Scale
6-7
Specific
Gravity
3.8-3.9
Color
Yellow, greenish yellow to emerald-green, dark green; brown, brownish red, brownish yellow; grayish black, black; may be sectored
Streak
White
Luster
Adamantine, Resinous, Dull
Refractive
Index
n = 1.887
Diaphaneity
Transparent, Translucent
Cleavage
none
Fracture
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Crystal Habit:Commonly well-crystallized dodecahedra, trapezohedra, or combinations, also granular to massive
Geological Setting:In skarns from contact metamorphosed impure limestones or calcic igneous rocks; in chlorite schists and serpentinites; in alkalic igneous rocks, then typically titaniferous.
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