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Melanite

Melanite is a semi-precious gemstone that's a variety of the andradite garnet mineral, a glossy, dark black garnet with a cubic structure that often forms dodecahedrons or icositetrahedrons. It is sometimes referred to as Titanian Andradite, or Pyreneite.
Melanite is the birthstone for January.
Locality
Chihuahua, Mexico

Streak
White
Hardness
Formula
6.5 - 7
Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
Habit
Commonly well-crystallized dodecahedra, trapezohedra, or combinations, also granular to massive
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