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, Gd3Ga5O12, (FeII,Mn,Ca)3Al2(SiO4)3, (FeII,Mg)3Al2(SiO4)3
Abbreviation Grt
Variants Ca, Fe, Fe, Mn, Ca, Gd3Ga5O12, Fe, Mg
Classification Nesosilicate
Members Uvarovite, Goldmanite, Calderite, Knorringite, Pyrope, Spessartine, Menzerite-(Y), Momoiite, Andradite, Majorite, Grossular, Morimotoite, Grossular, Fe, Almandine, Eringaite
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 ?