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Andeer

The close-up view of each stone type shows a relatively true image of the crystalline structure and the colouring. This is suitable for grained slabs to a limited extend only. In regard to the colour matching, please take an original sample of the stone from your furniture store as a basis.

Petrography

Andeer orthogneiss has a green to green-white basic shade and shows strong vein and slate structure. The indicated fine bands occur mainly from parallel arrangement of the oblong to ellipsoid phengite and chlorite minerals. Phengite is green mica, chlorite is green magnesium silicate. Quartz occurs light grey transparent in the form of clearly recognisable single crystals. Apart from this, epidote and feldspar occur to a lesser degree. Andeer has been processed since centuries and is one of the most popular natural stones in Switzerland.

Petrogenesis

When granite primary rocks are subjected to metamorphosis, orthogneiss is generated.  Oblong, crystal forms in the shape of ellipsoid veins are formed, so that a direction-orientated grain structure is generated due to very high pressure loads in certain directions.

Price group 4
Colour green
Hardness Hard Stone
Structure Type Homogeneous Structure
Outdoor suitable
Synonyms ggf. Flame Creek
Group Metamorphic Rock Type
Petrographic Assignment Gneiss
Age 250 Mio. Jahre (Perm)
Deposit Schweiz
Novelty No
Colour green
Hardness Hard Stone
Structure Type Homogeneous Structure
Synonyms ggf. Flame Creek
Group Metamorphic Rock Type
Petrographic Assignment Gneiss
Age 250 Mio. Jahre (Perm)
Deposit Schweiz