Garnet [ X3Z2(SiO4)3, X=Mg,Ca,Fe,Mn, Z=Al,Fe,Cr,V ]

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Material properties

Formulas (FeII,Mg)3Al2(SiO4)3, (Ca,FeII)3Al2(SiO4)3, X3Z2(SiO4)3, X=Mg,Ca,Fe,Mn, Z=Al,Fe,Cr,V, (FeII,Mn,Ca)3Al2(SiO4)3
Abbreviation Grt
Variants Fe, Mg, Ca, Fe, Fe, Mn, Ca
Classification Nesosilicate
Members Majorite, Almandine, Morimotoite, Momoiite, Calderite, Grossular, Fe, Spessartine, Andradite-Grossular (series), Eringaite, Uvarovite, Menzerite-(Y), Goldmanite, Skiagite, Knorringite, Pyrope
Luminescence emitters Mn, Nd, V
Spectra Luminescence (1)
IMA Status Approved group
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Tags Group , Silicate, Aluminosilicate, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
O 12
Si 3
Fe ?
Mg ?
Mn ?
V ?
Cr ?
Ca ?
Al ?

Specimens of Garnet

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Ilmenite, Mn, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS