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Andradite (Var: Topazolite), Stilbite

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Locality: Antetezambato (Tetezambato), Ambanja, Ambanja District, Diana Region (Northern Region), Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

A novelty at Tucson 2010. A druse on matrix of crystals very rich of faces, with the dominant forms of the dodecahedron and the trapezohedron and greenish brown color. Their luster is extraordinary and they are with small white crystals of Stilbite. The Topazolite variety has been well defined on this kind of sample and this will be reflected in a future article in Mineralogical Record.
Antetezambato, Ambanja, Diana, Antsiranana, Madagascar.
Found in 05-06/2009
Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.2 × 2.3 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 0.9”
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.9 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

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Photo added: 31st Mar 2010

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