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Garnet
This page kindly sponsored by David Lowe
Andradite
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province (Ningarhar Province), Afghanistan
© 2001 John H. Betts
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| X = Ca, Fe, etc. Z = Al, Cr, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Almandine, Andradite, Grossular, Pyrope, Spessartine, Uvarovite | ||||||||||||||||||||
The classical name for a group of silicate minerals with the same structure.
Not to be confused with the garnet structural group which on Mindat is defined as a larger group of minerals with the same crystal-structure type as that of the classical garnet minerals, but including minerals that are not silicates.
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Chemical Properties of Garnet | ||||||||||||||||||
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X = Ca, Fe, etc. Z = Al, Cr, etc. | |||||||||||||||||
| Essential elements: | O, Si | |||||||||||||||||
| All elements listed in formula: | O, Si | |||||||||||||||||
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||||||||||||||
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(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
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