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Andradite-Uvarovite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Andradite-Uvarovite SeriesHide

Series Formula:
Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 to Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
A series between Andradite and Uvarovite

A solid-solution series between andradite and uvarovite


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
42887
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:42887:7

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:
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SiO237.74 %35.69 %35.51 %34.90 %35.94 %35.52 %35.75 %32.79 %36.7 %35.6 %34.13 %36.22 %37.40 %37.31 %35.88 %
TiO20.81 %0.041 %0.04 %0.01 %0.02 %0.1 %0.71 %1.53 %0.22 %0.10 %
Al2O38.26 %0.73 %0.11 %0.01 %0.08 %0.02 %0.14 %0.02 %7.84 %2.78 %1.13 %7.55 %8.29 %5.34 %1.13 %
Cr2O32.52 %0.025 %1.1 %1.18 %26.13 %18.87 %18.65 %22.60 %27-04 %
FeO14 %15.83 %1.4 %
MnO0.09 %0.02 %0.01 %0.01 %0.01 %0.02 %0.02 %0.15 %0.15 %0.05 %0.68 %0.15 %0.03 %
MgO0.46 %0.26 %0.08 %0.30 %0.06 %0.21 %0.08 %0.29 %0.08 %0.06 %0.58 %0.25 %0-04 %
CaO34.47 %33.48 %33.04 %32.95 %33.38 %32.84 %33.40 %35.22 %33.91 %31.99 %33.46 %33.79 %33.33 %34.25 %33.31 %
Fe2O330.06 %30.19 %31.54 %31.54 %31.23 %30.79 %29.81 %24.75 %0.58 %1.23 %0.61 %0.30 %2.46 %
Na2O0.05 %0.02 %
K2O0.02 %
V2O30.02 %0.02 %0.35 %0.17 %
H2O0.01 %
Total:98.35 %100.026 %100.27 %99.56 %101.26 %99.68 %100.37 %98.06 %96.61 %96.68 %97.39 %97.99 %99.81 %100.2 %99.81 %
Empirical formulas:
Sample IDEmpirical Formula
13(Mg0.07Mn0.05Ca2.86)2.98(Al0.78Fe3+0.04Cr1.18V0.01Ti0.01)2.02Si2.997
Sample references:
IDLocalityReferenceNotes
1Belqeys Mountain, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, IranEMPA analysis of green "demantoid" from Baba Nazar, Iran, Sample B14-1
2Dossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyGreen idiomorphic crystal (3mm) seated on fissure wall. Demantid variety. Analysed by microprobe
3Sferlùn asbestos mine, Vallone del Cengiaccio, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyAnalysis of green andradite ( demantoid). Data from Corbelli, C. (1992). Studio cristallografico e composizionale di alcuni termini della serie dei granati. Doctoral thesis, University of Milano.
4Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja District, Diana, MadagascarEMPA analysis of green andradite (demantoid).
5  "  "EMPA analysis of yellowish green andradite (demantoid).
6  "  "EMPA analysis of brown andradite (topazolite)
7Muslim Bagh, Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, PakistanEMPA analysis of peridotite hosted andradite (demantoid) from the vicinity of Muslim Bagh.
8Poldnevaya village, Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaEMPA analysis of dark green andradite (demantoid)
9Belqeys Mountain, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, IranEMPA analysis of green "demantoid" from Baba Nazar, Iran
10Tubussis Farm 22, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, NamibiaEMPA analysis of a zoned crystal with an andradite core and grossular rim. This analysis is from the garnet core. The analysis was performed using a Cameca SX100 electron microprobe at the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES), the Australian National University (ANU) with operating conditions of 15 kV acceleration voltage, and 20 nA beam current focused to 1 mm. Natural and synthetic minerals were used as standards. Fe valence states is calculted.
11Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gornozavodskii District, Perm Krai, RussiaUvarovite, analysis corresponds to uv87.33, gro5.63, pyr0.33, and1.84, CaTi4.86
12  "  "Al- rich uvarovite. uv59.68Gr35.59And3.7Pyr0.25Sps0.12CaTi0.66
13Outokumpu mining district, North Karelia, FinlandMicroprobe analysis of a single crystal of uvarovite enclosed in quartz, Outokumpu. The analytical data provided here is the average of 12 analyses taken with 0.5mm spacing across a single crystal (rim-core-rim). The crystal is relatively homogeneous with the composition ranging from uv59.1gr32.8 to uv63.4gr30.7.
14  "  "Wet chemical analysis, uvarovite in diopside-tremolite skarn, Outokumpu, Finland. Analyst : O. von Knorring.
15  "  "Wet chemical analysis of uvarovite in uvarovite-tremolite-tawmawite-pyrrhotine vein, Analyst: L. Lokka (in P. Eskola, 1933)

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0000246AndraditeNovak G A, Gibbs G V (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets sample An American Mineralogist 56 791-8231971Valmalen, Italy0293
0001207AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments sample in air American Mineralogist 74 352-35919890293
0001208AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-35919892293
0001209AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-35919893293
0001210AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-35919895293
0001211AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-359198912.5293
0001212AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-359198919293
0001252AndraditeLager G A, Armbruster T, Rotella F J, Rossman G R (1989) OH substitution in garnets: X-ray and neutron diffraction, infrared, and geometric-modeling studies sample SB-1 American Mineralogist 74 840-85119890293
0001253AndraditeLager G A, Armbruster T, Rotella F J, Rossman G R (1989) OH substitution in garnets: X-ray and neutron diffraction, infrared, and geometric-modeling studies sample SB-2 American Mineralogist 74 840-85119890293
0001254AndraditeLager G A, Armbruster T, Rotella F J, Rossman G R (1989) OH substitution in garnets: X-ray and neutron diffraction, infrared, and geometric-modeling studies sample SB-3 American Mineralogist 74 840-85119890293
0001281AndraditeKingma K J, Downs J W (1989) Crystal-structure analysis of a birefringent andradite American Mineralogist 74 1307-131619890293
0003948AndraditeGaluskina I O, Galuskin E V, Dzierzanowski P, Armbruster T, Kozanecki M (2005) A natural scandian garnet American Mineralogist 90 1688-169220050293
0006469AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006470AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006471AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006472AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006473AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006606AndraditeArmbruster T (1995) Structure refinement of hydrous andradite, Ca3Fe1.54Mn0.02Al0.26(SiO4)1.65(O4H4)1.35, from the Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa European Journal of Mineralogy 7 1221-12251995Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa0293
0006754AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany0293
0006755AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany0293
0006756AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998N'Zala, Atlas mountains, Morocco0293
0006757AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland0293
0006758AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Schaffhausen area, Switzerland0293
0006759AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Okahandja, Namibia0293
0006944AndraditeAgrosi G, Schingaro E, Pedrazzi G, Scandale E, Scordari F (2002) A crystal chemical insight into sector zoning of a titanian andradite ('melanite') crystal European Journal of Mineralogy 14 785-79420020293
0006945AndraditeAgrosi G, Schingaro E, Pedrazzi G, Scandale E, Scordari F (2002) A crystal chemical insight into sector zoning of a titanian andradite ('melanite') crystal European Journal of Mineralogy 14 785-79420020293
0006946AndraditeAgrosi G, Schingaro E, Pedrazzi G, Scandale E, Scordari F (2002) A crystal chemical insight into sector zoning of a titanian andradite ('melanite') crystal European Journal of Mineralogy 14 785-79420020293
0007860AndraditeWoodland A B, Ross C R (1994) A crystallographic and Mossbauer spectroscopy study of Fe3Al2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12, (Almandine-"Skiagite") and Ca3Fe2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12 (Andradite-"Skiagite") garnet solid solutions Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 21 117-13219940293
0007864AndraditeWoodland A B, Ross C R (1994) A crystallographic and Mossbauer spectroscopy study of Fe3Al2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12, (Almandine-"Skiagite") and Ca3Fe2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12 (Andradite-"Skiagite") garnet solid solutions Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 21 117-13219940293
0007865AndraditeWoodland A B, Ross C R (1994) A crystallographic and Mossbauer spectroscopy study of Fe3Al2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12, (Almandine-"Skiagite") and Ca3Fe2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12 (Andradite-"Skiagite") garnet solid solutions Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 21 117-13219940293
0009894AndraditePilati T, Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M (1996) Atomic displacement parameters for garnets: A lattice-dynamical evaluation Acta Crystallographica B52 239-2501996Val Malenco, Italy0293
0000244UvaroviteNovak G A, Gibbs G V (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets sample Uv American Mineralogist 56 791-8231971Washington, Nevada Co, California, USA0293
0002723UvaroviteWildner M, Andrut M (2001) The crystal chemistry of birefringent natural uvarovites: Part II. Single-crystal X-ray structures American Mineralogist 86 1231-125120010293
0002724UvaroviteWildner M, Andrut M (2001) The crystal chemistry of birefringent natural uvarovites: Part II. Single-crystal X-ray structures American Mineralogist 86 1231-125120010293
0002725UvaroviteWildner M, Andrut M (2001) The crystal chemistry of birefringent natural uvarovites: Part II. Single-crystal X-ray structures American Mineralogist 86 1231-125120010293
0008734UvaroviteAndrut M, Wildner M (2002) The crystal chemistry of birefringent natural uvarovites. Part III. Application of the superposition model of crystal fields with a characterization of synthetic cubic uvarovite Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 29 595-60820020293
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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Andradite-Uvarovite Series associated with DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
2 photos of Andradite-Uvarovite Series associated with PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
2 photos of Andradite-Uvarovite Series associated with AndraditeCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
1 photo of Andradite-Uvarovite Series associated with CalciteCaCO3

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