| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Andradite var. Melanite Garnet |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 61167 |
| Mineral: | Andradite var. Melanite Garnet |
| Locality: | New Idria District, San Benito County, California |
| Description: | Lustrous black dodecahedral andradite garnet crystals to 12 mm on greenish serpentine. These garnet crystals are commonly labeled as melanite garnet, an obsolete name for black titanium-rich andradite garnet. |
| Overall Size: | 28x15x12 mm |
| Crystals: | 3-12 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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