CHONDRODITE (Mg,Fe)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2 (monoclinic) . humite group . Red transparent crystal with magnetite crystals . Transvaal, Northern Province, South Africa . 粒狀矽美石晶形多樣性，片狀或粒狀，硬度 6~6.5，黃，紅或棕色，半透明玻 璃光澤，常與磁鐵礦共生於接觸變質石灰岩中，為少見之礦．

礦名來源：From the Greek chondros - "grain." ∼粒狀．

經典名礦欣賞 ．２．３．４
NO.344