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Name: Uvarovite
Uv
Specimens in Collection:

#430: Garnet var. Uvarovite
Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Perm Krai, Russia
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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