Andradite

Andradite Garnet

Andradite is a mineral species of the garnet group. It is a nesosilicate.

Andradite was first described in 1868 for an occurrence in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway. Andradite was named after the Brazilian statesman, naturalist, professor and poet José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838).