5710 - Andradite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

5710

Mineral Name

Andradite

Chemical Formula

Ca3Fe+++2(SiO4)3

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Rhodonite
Baryte
Specimen Number
F208

203/270. Previously 203/270

As labeled, andradite and rhodonite, but also one side has a spray of divergent white bladed barite crystals. On the same side, shallow vugs lined with rhodonite crystals show fibrous rims of pale tan johannsenite (epitaxial growth on rhodonite).

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine