Item talk:Q162624
From geokb
Mindat Short Description
Garnet Group. Almandine-Pyrope Series, Knorringite-Pyrope Series, Pyrope-Grossular Series.
Occurs predominantly in ultrabasic igneous rocks.
Pure end-member pyrope is colorless! (but rare).
Optical anisotropy may be present, caused by strain...
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Ludwig C F (1803) Sippschaft des granats. Pyrop, in Handbuch der Mineralogie nach A. G. Werner, Siegfried Lebrécht Crusius (Leipzig) 62-67
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
