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Garnet

Garnets (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%} /ˈɡɑːrnɪt/) are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.

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Almandine
Fe3Al2Si3O12
Andradite
Ca3Fe2Si3O12
Birefringence
None
Category
Nesosilicate
Cleavage
Indistinct
Color
virtually all colors, blue is rare

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Etymology

Physical properties

Garnet group end member species

Garnet structural group

Synthetic garnets

Geological importance

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Garnet

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples152
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
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Garnet

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related to Gemstones · 30
Garnet → Anglo Saxons, Anglo-Saxon England, Aquarius, Black Sea, Capricorn, Greece, In, It, January, Late Antique Roman, Middle East, Migration Period, Norfolk, Old World, Pure, Red, Rome, Serica, South India, Sri Lanka
related to Synthetic garnets · 16
Garnet → A3B2, AlO4, Besides, CO4, Due, Er, Gd, Nd, Nd3, Synthetic, The, These, When, Y3Al2, YAG, Yttrium
related to Crystal structure · 15
Garnet → Al, Ca, Cr, Crystal, Fe, Garnets, Mg, Mn, Same, SiO, SiO4, The, They, White, X3Y2
related to Largest garnet crystal · 14
Garnet → Adirondack Mountains, Barton Garnet Mine, Basu, Connelly, Gore Mountain, Grenvillian, It, Lu-Hf, Ma, Ma Ottawan, Mezger, Sm/Nd, The, This
related to Geological importance · 12
Garnet → Compositional, Earth's, Garnets, He, In, Its, Most, P-T Paths, Pressure-Temperature Paths, The, U-Pb, U-Th
related to Etymology · 11
Garnet → Hessonite, Indian, It, Latin, Middle English, Navaratna, Old French, Punica, The, This, Vedic
related to External links · 7
Garnet → Archived, Congress's, Law Library, Mineral Commodity Summaries, USA Archived, USGS Garnet, Wayback Machinehttp
related to Hardness · 4
Garnet → As, Because, Mohs, The
related to Industrial uses · 3
Garnet → Alluvial, For, Mixed
related to Magnetics used in garnet series identification · 2
Garnet → For, Magnetic

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used garnets pyrope almandine grossular found also species formula sio4 red gemstones spessartine often aluminium crystals crystal magnetic uvarovite properties

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GarnetAlmandineFe3Al2Si3O121.00infobox
GarnetAndraditeCa3Fe2Si3O121.00infobox
GarnetBirefringenceNone1.00infobox
GarnetCategoryNesosilicate1.00infobox
GarnetCleavageIndistinct1.00infobox
GarnetColorvirtually all colors, blue is rare1.00infobox
GarnetCrystal class4 / m 3 ¯ 2 / m {\displaystyle 4/m{\bar {3}}2/m}1.00infobox
GarnetCrystal habitRhombic dodecahedron or cubic1.00infobox
GarnetCrystal systemIsometric1.00infobox
GarnetDiaphaneityCan form with any diaphaneity, translucent is common1.00infobox
GarnetFormulaThe general formula X3Y2(SiO4)31.00infobox
GarnetFractureconchoidal to uneven1.00infobox
GarnetGrossularCa3Al2Si3O121.00infobox
GarnetIMA symbolGrt1.00infobox
GarnetLustervitreous to resinous1.00infobox
GarnetMohs scale hardness6.5–7.51.00infobox
GarnetOptical propertiesSingle refractive, often anomalous double refractive1.00infobox
GarnetOther characteristicsvariable magnetic attraction1.00infobox
GarnetPleochroismNone1.00infobox
GarnetPolish lustervitreous to subadamantine1.00infobox
GarnetPyropeMg3Al2Si3O121.00infobox
GarnetRefractive index1.72–1.941.00infobox
GarnetSpace groupIa3d1.00infobox
GarnetSpecific gravity3.1–4.31.00infobox
GarnetSpessartineMn3Al2Si3O121.00infobox
GarnetStreakWhite1.00infobox
GarnetUltraviolet fluorescencevariable1.00infobox
GarnetUvaroviteCa3Cr2Si3O121.00infobox
Garnetis astate mineral of Connecticut0.90text

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