Melanite

ID	503
Mineral	Melanite
Location	Germany
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	7443
Long ID	1:1:7443:4
IMA Status	0 1
Variety of	223
Entry type	2
Description	A black Ti-bearing (up to 11.5 mass% TiO2, usually ~5 or less mass%) variety of Andradite.
Colour	Black
Hardness (min)	6.5
Hardness (max)	7.0
Lustre	Vitreous, Resinous
About the name	Named in 1799 by Abraham Gottlob Werner from the Greek μελανός ("melanos") for "black".
Crystal System	Isometric

Price: € 15

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: Not registered

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Notes:

Symbol	Element
Ca	Calcium
Fe	Iron
O	Oxygen
Si	Silicium
Ti	Titanium