Archivo: Andradite-dem16b

Descripción: Andradite Locality: Antetezambato (Tetezambato), Ambanja District, Diana (Northern) Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar (Locality at mindat.org) Size: thumbnail, 3.3 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm Andradite var. Demantoid garnet A large thumbnail, perfect and balanced! Sitting perfectly on a matrix of metasomatized (metamorphosed from limestone) garnet, is a glassy and gemmy, jewel-like, richly green, demantoid crystal measuring 1.4 cm in length. It is complete ALL AROUND and has excellent lustre and color to it! Small parts of several back faces show unusual (for garnet) incipient hoppered growth patterning. Overall, an outstanding, fullsized thumbnail specimen! There are many small specimens from the find, yes; but few with such quality and balance overall to make them more than just a small sample, and rather a great thumbnail specimen.
Título: Andradite-dem16b
Créditos: Image: http://www.irocks.com/db_pics/new2010/dem16b.jpg, Description: http://www.irocks.com/render.html?species=Andradite&page=2
Autor(a): Robert M. Lavinsky
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Licencia: CC BY-SA 3.0
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