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Spandite vs Shandite - What's the difference?

spandite | shandite |

As nouns the difference between spandite and shandite

is that spandite is a combination of spessartine and andradite. Ca-Fe-rich spessartine or Mn-Al-rich andradite while shandite is a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral brass yellow mineral containing lead, nickel, and sulfur.

spandite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) A combination of spessartine and andradite. Ca-Fe-rich spessartine or Mn-Al-rich andradite.

    • shandite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral brass yellow mineral containing lead, nickel, and sulfur.

    • References

    * Shandite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Shandite.shtml]