Andradite var Melanite
$350.00
Availability: 1 in stock
In 1975 Ken dug a pocket of super sharp jet black lusterous melanites. There is a thumbnail, a killer miniature and a cabinet sized (the ones he kept). This thumbnail is competition quality. The chain of 5 crystals on the thin brecia forming a semi circle and graduating from smallest to largest. Ex Ken Roberts collection.
Locality: Near Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
Composition: titanium rich neosilicate Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 + Ti
Dimensions:
3.3 × 1.5 × .6 cm