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Garnet v. Andradite

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The skarn deposits of the Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Inner Mongolia are well-known for producing fantastic examples of a variety of minerals, including Garnet v. Andradite specimens like this one. This piece has beautiful gemmy luster and great, dark-green color on some crystals, while the rest have a lighter matte luster. Very unique and eye catching. A modern Chinese mineral classic!

Product details

Species
Andradite, GarnetAbout Andradite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions3.0 x 7.0 x 9.6 cm
Listed on03/05/2026
Locality
China, Inner Mongolia, Huanggang MineRegional guide →
SKU14748

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Andradite
Mineral guide
Learn about Andradite
vivid demantoid greens, topazolite yellows, and melanite blacks; sharp, fire-filled crystals with skarn associations and strong collecting value.
Andradite
Regional guide
Andradite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
from the Huanggang Mine is one of the more interesting modern garnet occurrences because it sits at the intersection of specimen abundance, complicated skarn chemistry, and the still-unfolding story of a locality that entered the international collector market only in the early 2010s. The best pieces are not shy minerals: they show glossy dodecahedra and trapezohedra in olive green, golden brown, reddish brown, and near-black tones, often crowded into crystallized mounds or perched over green pyroxene, pale calcite, quartz, and other skarn minerals. On fine specimens the faces can be sharply stepped, bevelled, and glassy enough to give the crystals a metallic flash in strong light.