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Name: Grossular
Grs
Specimens in Collection:

#149: Garnet var. Grossular
Coahuila, Mexico

#346: Garnet var. Grossular
Mono County, California, USA

#9: Garnet var. Grossular
Hubai, China

#380: Garnet var. Grossular
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

#602: Garnet var. Grossular
Mali

#478: Garnet var. Grossular "Tsavorite"

#881: Garnet var. Grossular
Vesper Peak, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA

#887: Garnet var. Grossular
Vesper Peak, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA

#557: Garnet var. Grossular / Vesuvianite
Coahuila, Mexico

#1201: Garnet var. Grossular
Mexico

#1202: Garnet var. Grossular
Mexico

#568: Garnet var. Grossular "Tsavorite"
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
IMA Chemistry: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Grossular contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1811
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Hoffmann C A S (1811) Grossular, in Handbuch der Mineralogie, Volume 1, Craz und Gerlach (Freiberg) 479-481
Structural Group Name: Garnet
Fleischer's Group Name: garnet
Crystal Systems: cubic|triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 4567.61 Million Years Ago
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