A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Topazolite (andradite), calcite and diopside, from San Benito, California |
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| Description | Topazolite is a name sometimes used for a yellow to green variety of the garnet, andradite. Here we see glassy apple-green topazolite with white calcite. A small amount of darker green diopside is also present. This sample is 6 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ California. Near San Benito. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-04-19. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1165. |
| Key words | garnet, andradite, topazolite, California, diopside |
| Tech details | 766 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 358 |
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