Mindat Short Description
Almandine-Pyrope Series, Almandine-Spessartine Series.
Most common garnet. Occurs in metamorphic and pegmatitic rocks.
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Mineral name, or its predecessor alabandina, has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication.
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3