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

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Material properties

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

Composition

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

Specimens of Garnet

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