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This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
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Garnet var. Grossular / Vesuvianite
Coahuila, Mexico
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Combination
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| Origin Location |
Coahuila, Mexico |
| Description |
Very aesthetic and well formed raspberry red grossular garnet crystals associated with honey colored vesuvianite crystals on a light gray to white calc-silicate skarn metamorphic rock matrix. An excellent reference piece of this classic material. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Dull |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Calcium Aluminum SIlicate |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
6.00 cm * 6.00 cm * 3.00 cm |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Grossular: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
tricalcium dialuminum silicon oxygen *
Vesuvianite: (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10
calcium nonadecasodium aluminum magnesium trideciron silicon oxygen silicon oxygen oxygen hydrogen fluorine decoxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Fluorite Fluorapatite Garnet var. Grossular Quartz var. Smoky Inesite Quartz var. Amethyst |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Na Ca Mg Fe Si Al O F H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Na Ca Mg Fe Si Al O H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Na Ca Mg Fe Si Al O H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Na Ca Mg Fe Si Al O H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Na Ca Mg Fe Si Al O H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Ca Ce Al Mg Fe Si O F H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Na Ca Mg Fe Si Al O F
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Ca Na Mg Fe Si Al O H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F K Ca Na Fe Mg Al Si O H
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Ca Na Fe Mg Al Si O H C
Ca Na Al Mg Fe Si O H F Ca Na K Mg Fe Al Si O H
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s):
garnet
vesuvianite
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