| Name: | Pyrope Prp |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Pyrope contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Czech Republic |
| Year First Published: | 1803 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Ludwig C F (1803) Sippschaft des Granats. Pyrop, in Handbuch der Mineralogie nach A. G. Werner, Siegfried Lebrécht Crusius (Leipzig) 62-67 |
| Structural Group Name: | Garnet |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | garnet |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2710 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 7.25 |
| Specific Gravity: | 9.593 |
| Dispersion: | 0.022 |
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