Pyrope

Image

Rhodolite garnets from the National Gem Collection

© Photo by Chip Clark, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Properties

Formula Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Abbreviation Prp
Classification Garnet
Luminescence emitter Cr
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1803
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Tags Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 3
O 12
Al 2
Mg 3
Total: 20

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gaft et al. 2005 5 0 0