Mineral: | Garnet, Andradite, Variety: Demantoid
| Chemical Formula: | Ca3Fe23+[SiO4]3 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Panjsher (Panjshir) Valley, Hessa-e-Say District, Panjshir (Panjsheer) Province, Afghanistan | This piece is almost completed terminated a tiny spot at one side discloses just a 2 mm area of crystalline fracture planes, apart from that the surface shows crystal striation or cubic growing marks. These specimens are colored by chromium, this one has a fine luster and a green to light green color with a distinctive red viewed under the Chelsea- filter. A great specimen from Afghanistan !
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