Description: Andradite Huanggangliang Iron Mine, Kèshíkèténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia A.R., China 122.0 x 64.0 x 52.0 mm Sharp, lustrous, dark-olive-green dodectahedral Andradite crystals to 12 mm are almost completely covered by a thin secondary growth of golden Andradite. Several white crystals of Calcite accent the specimen. Nearly pristine with some marginal chipping, and a few spots where the secondary growth is removed exposing the underlying Andradite.

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