Andradite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks, Metamorphic rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Black, Yellow, Green, Brown
- Lustre
- Glassy, Brilliant
- Use
- Gemstone
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Andradite is named after the Brazilian scientist José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva.
- Its green variety demantoid has more fire than diamond and was first found in the Ural Mountains.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q280913 · All stones · All entries