Garnet

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Properties

Formulas X3Z2(SiO4)3, X=Mg,Ca,Fe,Mn, Z=Al,Fe,Cr,V, (Ca,FeII)3Al2(SiO4)3, (FeII,Mg)3Al2(SiO4)3, (FeII,Mn,Ca)3Al2(SiO4)3, Gd3Ga5O12
Abbreviation Grt
Variants Ca, Fe, Gd3Ga5O12, Fe, Mg, Fe, Mn, Ca
Classification Nesosilicate
Members Morimotoite, Knorringite, Uvarovite, Grossular, Goldmanite, Almandine, Momoiite, Pyrope, Menzerite-(Y), Majorite, Calderite, Eringaite, Grossular, Fe, Spessartine, Andradite
Luminescence emitters Mn, Nd, V
Spectra Luminescence (1)
IMA Status Approved group
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Tags Group , Silicate, Aluminosilicate, Aluminosilicate , Compound

Composition

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