Garnet

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Properties

Formulas (Ca,FeII)3Al2(SiO4)3, (FeII,Mn,Ca)3Al2(SiO4)3, Gd3Ga5O12, (FeII,Mg)3Al2(SiO4)3, X3Z2(SiO4)3, X=Mg,Ca,Fe,Mn, Z=Al,Fe,Cr,V
Abbreviation Grt
Variants Fe, Mg, Fe, Mn, Ca, Ca, Fe, Gd3Ga5O12
Classification Nesosilicate
Members Andradite, Spessartine, Majorite, Calderite, Eringaite, Almandine, Menzerite-(Y), Pyrope, Knorringite, Uvarovite, Goldmanite, Grossular, Fe, Grossular, Momoiite, Morimotoite
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 ?