| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Andradite |
| Formula: | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Comments: | Andradite crystals at Dookie occur as rounded trapezohedrons and, less commonly, dodecahedrons and range up to 5 mm in size. Colour varies from light green to golden brown with many crystals being transparent. It is most commonly found in veins infilled with calcite and associated with actinolite, datolite and axinite-(Fe). |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Axinite-(Fe) | ⓘ3 photos of Andradite associated with Axinite-(Fe) at this locality. |
| Actinolite | ⓘ2 photos of Andradite associated with Actinolite at this locality. |
| Tremolite | ⓘ2 photos of Andradite associated with Tremolite at this locality. |
| Clinozoisite | ⓘ1 photo of Andradite associated with Clinozoisite at this locality. |
| Ferro-tschermakite | ⓘ1 photo of Andradite associated with Ferro-tschermakite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Andradite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 68034 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:68034:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 378b50ca-c643-4174-8364-59001c46d2cb |
| Nearest other occurrences of Andradite |
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| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘGravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| 39.9km (24.8 miles) | ⓘChesney Vale, Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia |
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Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia