Grossular, the Glossary
Grossular is a calcium-aluminium species of the garnet group of minerals.[1]
Table of Contents
53 relations: Aluminium, Andradite, Arthur Herbert Church, Botany, Brazil, Brown, Calcium, California, Chemical formula, Cinnamon, Coahuila, Colophonite, Cubic crystal system, Diopside, Dodecahedron, Engraved gem, Formula, Garnet, Gemological Institute of America, Gemstone, Gooseberry, Grossular, Hermann–Mauguin notation, Hydrogrossular, International Mineralogical Association, Iron, James Dwight Dana, Kenya, Limestone, List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones, Marble, Mineral, Misnomer, Mohs scale, National Museum of Natural History, Placer mining, Quartz, Relative density, Scapolite, Siberia, Silicate mineral, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tsavo, Tsavorite, Val-des-Sources, Vermont, Vesuvianite, Vilyuy, Wah Wah Mountains, ... Expand index (3 more) »
- Garnet group
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Andradite
Andradite is a mineral species of the garnet group. Grossular and Andradite are calcium minerals and garnet group.
Arthur Herbert Church
Sir Arthur Herbert Church (2 June 1834 – 31 May 1915) was a British chemist, expert on pottery, stones and chemistry of paintings, who discovered turacin in 1869 and several minerals, including the only British cerium mineral.
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Botany
Botany, also called plant science (or plant sciences), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology.
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
Brown
Brown is a color.
Calcium
Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20.
California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Chemical formula
A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as parentheses, dashes, brackets, commas and plus (+) and minus (−) signs.
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum.
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (Lipan: Nacika), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza (Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
Colophonite
Colophonite, less commonly kalophonit (from κολοφωνία,, rosin or rosin colors) — an obsolete historical name for a brownish calcium-iron mineral of the garnet family, a variety of grossular (later, andradite), discovered as an associated metamorphic mineral in the iron ore mines of the southern Norwegian islands, primarily Tromø (near Arendal). Grossular and Colophonite are calcium minerals and garnet group.
Cubic crystal system
In crystallography, the cubic (or isometric) crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube.
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Diopside
Diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral with composition. Grossular and Diopside are calcium minerals.
Dodecahedron
In geometry, a dodecahedron or duodecahedron is any polyhedron with twelve flat faces.
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Engraved gem
An engraved gem, frequently referred to as an intaglio, is a small and usually semi-precious gemstone that has been carved, in the Western tradition normally with images or inscriptions only on one face.
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Formula
In science, a formula is a concise way of expressing information symbolically, as in a mathematical formula or a chemical formula.
Garnet
Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Grossular and Garnet are garnet group.
Gemological Institute of America
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is a nonprofit institute based in Carlsbad, California.
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Gemstone
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.
Gooseberry
Gooseberry (or (American and northern British) or (southern British)) is a common name for many species of Ribes (which also includes currants), as well as a large number of plants of similar appearance, and also several unrelated plants (see List of gooseberries).
Grossular
Grossular is a calcium-aluminium species of the garnet group of minerals. Grossular and Grossular are aluminium minerals, calcium minerals and garnet group.
Hermann–Mauguin notation
In geometry, Hermann–Mauguin notation is used to represent the symmetry elements in point groups, plane groups and space groups.
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Hydrogrossular
Hydrogrossular is a calcium aluminium garnet series (formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3−x(OH)4x, with hydroxide (OH) partially replacing silica (SiO4)). Grossular and Hydrogrossular are aluminium minerals, calcium minerals and garnet group.
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International Mineralogical Association
Founded in 1958, the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) is an international group of 40 national societies.
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Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist.
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Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.
Limestone
Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones
Leaders of states in the U.S. which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their natural resources, history, tourism, etc.
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Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.
Mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
Misnomer
A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied.
Mohs scale
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.
National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.
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Placer mining
Placer mining is the mining of stream bed deposits for minerals.
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Quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).
Relative density
Relative density, also called specific gravity, is a dimensionless quantity defined as the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material.
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Scapolite
The scapolites (σκάπος, "rod", and λίθος, "stone") are a group of rock-forming silicate minerals composed of aluminium, calcium, and sodium silicate with chlorine, carbonate and sulfate.
Siberia
Siberia (Sibir') is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Silicate mineral
Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
Tsavo
Tsavo is a region of Kenya located at the crossing of the Uganda Railway over the Tsavo River, close to where it meets the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River.
Tsavorite
Tsavorite or tsavolite is a variety of the garnet group species grossular, a calcium-aluminium garnet with the formula Ca3Al2Si3O12. Grossular and Tsavorite are aluminium minerals and calcium minerals.
Val-des-Sources
Val-des-Sources, meaning "Valley of the Springs", formerly known as Asbestos, is a town on the Nicolet River in the Estrie (Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada.
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Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
Vesuvianite
Vesuvianite, also known as idocrase, is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral. Grossular and Vesuvianite are aluminium minerals and calcium minerals.
Vilyuy
The Vilyuy (p; Бүлүү, Bülüü) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena.
Wah Wah Mountains
The Wah Wah Mountains are a north-south trending range in west-central Utah, part of the larger Basin and Range Province.
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Wiluite
Wiluite is a dark green, brownish, or black blocky silicate mineral with the chemical formula.
Wollastonite
Wollastonite is a calcium inosilicate mineral (CaSiO3) that may contain small amounts of iron, magnesium, and manganese substituting for calcium. Grossular and Wollastonite are calcium minerals.
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Zircon
Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium.
See also
Garnet group
- Almandine
- Andradite
- Calderite
- Colophonite
- Garnet
- Goldmanite
- Grossular
- Hydrogrossular
- Knorringite
- LLZO
- Majorite
- Pyrope
- Rhodolite
- Schäferite
- Spessartine
- Uvarovite
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grossular
Also known as African nephrite, Cainnamon stone, Cinnamon Stone, Cinnamon grossular, Cinnamon-Stone, Ernite, Essonite, Garnet Jade, Gomed, Gomedh, Gooseberry garnet, Gooseberry-Garnet, Grossular garnet, Grossularite, Grossularite garnet, Hessonite, Kalkthongranat, Kanelstein, Landerite, Olyntholite, Pechgranat, Romanzovite, South African Jade, Tellemarkite, Transvaal jade.
, Wiluite, Wollastonite, Zircon.