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Encyclopedia > Andradite

Andradite is a kind of garnet. It is a nesosilicate, with formula Ca3Fe2Si3O12. The garnet group of minerals show crystals with a habit of rhombic dodecahedrons and trapezohedrons. ...


Hardness is 6.5 to 7.5.


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Andradite (417 words)
Andradite is a garnet, and you may wish to familiarise yourself with the garnet group before reading this.
Melanite is a fl variety of Andradite, owing its colour to titanium, and it is an intermediate between pure Andradite and Schorlomite.
Andradite is for all practical purposes stable in a normal household environment.
The mineral andradite (454 words)
Andradite is a Garnet, belonging to the Garnet group.
Andradite is a rare Garnet, and its gem varieties are highly regarded.
Andradite specimens are also highly sought after by mineral collectors, who marvel at the well-formed crystals and aggregates.
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