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Garnet Group from
Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
04311720017363401848721.jpg
Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
05521870017272007931994.jpg
Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
03475270017641994772689.jpg
Pyrope

Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Comments:The main constituent of garnetite is an intermediate member of the solid solution series between almandine, grossular and pyrope, comprising 36-38 mol-% pyrope, 28-34 mol-% grossular and 27-30 mol-% almandine.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Serpentinite quarry, Zöblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:641883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:641883:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘLauterbacher Knochen, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSaidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘEmilie mine, Niederschmiedeberg, Großrückerswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘAlter Berg, Schmalzgrube, Jöhstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘGeyer SW skarn, Geyer, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘFrisch Glück Mine (Herkules-Frisch Glück Mine), Fürstenberg hill, Waschleithe, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘAntonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Schmädicke, E., Evans, Bernard W. (1997) Garnet-bearing ultramafic rocks from the Erzgebirge, and their relation to other settings in the Bohemian Massif. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 127 (1) 57-74 doi:10.1007/s004100050265
 
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