Name: | Uvarovite Uv |
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IMA Chemistry: | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Uvarovite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Chromium (Cr) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 1832 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Hess H (1832) Ueber den Uwarowit, eine neue Mineralspecies, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 24, 388-389 |
Structural Group Name: | Garnet |
Fleischer's Group Name: | garnet |
Crystal Systems: | cubic|triclinic, orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2696 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 7.0 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 3.79 |
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