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Grossular-Uvarovite Series

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

Crystal System:
Isometric
Series Formula:
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 to Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3
A series between Grossular and Uvarovite

See also Chrome-Grossular.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
8634
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8634:5

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:
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TiO20.27 %00.10 %0.11 %0.15 %0.72 %0.17 %0.11 %0.22 %0.40 %
Al2O321.02 %22.40 %16.05 %18.33 %10.09 %10.77 %13.46 %17.98 %7.55 %5.34 %1.13 %19.64 %
Fe2O30.32 %0.00 %2.51 %6.42 %2.01 %1.89 %9.07 %5.20 %1.23 %0.30 %2.46 %
Cr2O30.09 %6.35 %13.92 %14.97 %0.00 %18.87 %22.60 %27-04 %0.48 %
MnO0.31 %0.60 %1.1 %35.63 %0.31 %0.42 %0.05 %0.05 %0.15 %0.03 %1.13 %
MgO0.26 %0.15 %0.48 %0.00 %0.06 %0.25 %0-04 %0.68 %
CaO37.53 %37.07 %35.24 %33.62 %33.08 %33.57 %37.27 %33.79 %34.25 %33.31 %34.82 %
V2O30.61 %0.45 %2.99 %
SiO239.2 %38.09 %39.17 %39.79 %36.37 %38.40 %38.8 %39.29 %36.22 %37.31 %35.88 %38.61 %
FeO00.63 %3.1 %0.07 %
Na2O0.02 %0.00 %
K2O0.00 %
H2O00.10 %0.08 %
ZrO20.00 %
Y2O3
Total:99.61 %98.99 %100.53 %100.32 %97.64 %99.59 %98.69 %99.9 %97.99 %100.2 %99.81 %98.82 %
Empirical formulas:
Sample IDEmpirical Formula
6(Ca2.8,Mg0.06,Fe0.05)2.91(Al1.00,Cr0.94,Fe0.06)2 (SiO4)3.034
13Ca2.87,Mg0.02,Fe0.02)2.91(Al1.11,Cr0.76,Fe0.13)2 (SiO4)3.04
8Ca3.06(Al1.63Fe3+0.30Ti0.01)( Si3.01O12)
14(Mg0.07Mn0.05Ca2.86)2.98(Al0.78Fe3+0.04Cr1.18V0.01Ti0.01)2.02Si2.997
15(Ca2.94Mg0.03Mn0.01)( Cr1.79Fe0.15Al0.06Ti0.08)( Si2.93O12)
Sample references:
IDLocalityReferenceNotes
1Sør Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica, AntarcticaSample: Green (tsavorite) porphyroblast Method: Microprobe
2Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, CanadaSample: Light brown and pale orange coloured crystal. Method: Electron-probe micro-analyses were performed with a HITACHI X-569S microprobe operating at an accelerating voltage of 15 kV and a beam current of 15 nA
3  "  "Sample: Green crystal Method: The samples were analyzed using an ARLSEMQ electron microprobe using an operating voltage of 15 kV and an aperture current from a beam surrent monitor of 0.15 uA. The data were corrected for background effects, backscatter, absorption and absorption ,using Bence-Albee factors. The standard used for the chromite analyses was an analyzed chromite. The standards for the garnet analyses were: chromite for chromium, manganite for manganesea, magnesian ferrian grossular for aluminum and silicon, hornblende for iron, magnesium, titanium, potassium and calcium, and NBS stainless steel for nickel.
4Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, ItalySample: Red euhedral grossular (hessonite) crystals associated with clinochlore from rodingite. Method: Quantitative chemical compositions, line scans, backscattered electron (BSE) images, and X-ray elemental maps were collected with a JEOL JXA-8200 WD-ED electron-probe microanalysis (EPMA). The JEOL operating program on a Solaris platform was used for ZAF (atomic number, Z; absorption, A; fluorescence, F) correction and data reduction
5Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gornozavodskii District, Perm Krai, RussiaGrs46.35uv42,9prp0.61sps0.72and5.90CaTi2.11glm1.41
6Luikonlahti Mine, Kaavi, North Savo, FinlandSample from pyrrhotite/diopside/garnet ore. Wet chemical analysis.
7Green Dragon Mine, Tubussis 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 rim. 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.
8Flekkeren, Skien, Telemark, NorwayEMPA analysed garnet from a contact metamorphic limestone.
9Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gornozavodskii District, Perm Krai, RussiaAl- rich uvarovite. uv59.68Gr35.59And3.7Pyr0.25Sps0.12CaTi0.66
10Outokumpu mining district, North Karelia, FinlandWet chemical analysis, uvarovite in diopside-tremolite skarn, Outokumpu, Finland. Analyst : O. von Knorring.
11  "  "Wet chemical analysis of uvarovite in uvarovite-tremolite-tawmawite-pyrrhotine vein, Analyst: L. Lokka (in P. Eskola, 1933)
12Tsavorite mining area, Gogogogo, Gogogogo Commune, Ampanihy District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
13Luikonlahti Mine, Kaavi, North Savo, FinlandSample from pyrrhotite-garnet quartzite. Wet chemical analysis
14Outokumpu 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.
15Flekkeren, Skien, Telemark, NorwayEMPA analysed garnet from a contact metamorphic limestone.

Crystallography of Grossular-Uvarovite SeriesHide

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0020179GrossularAntao S M (2013) Is near-endmember birefringent grossular non-cubic? New evidence from synchrotron diffraction The Canadian Mineralogist 51 771-7842013Laghman, Afghanistan0293
0020178GrossularAntao S M (2013) Is near-endmember birefringent grossular non-cubic? New evidence from synchrotron diffraction The Canadian Mineralogist 51 771-7842013Tanzania0293
0020177GrossularAntao S M (2013) Is near-endmember birefringent grossular non-cubic? New evidence from synchrotron diffraction The Canadian Mineralogist 51 771-7842013Tanzania0293
0020176GrossularAntao S M (2013) Is near-endmember birefringent grossular non-cubic? New evidence from synchrotron diffraction The Canadian Mineralogist 51 771-7842013Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Canada0293
0020175GrossularAntao S M (2013) Is near-endmember birefringent grossular non-cubic? New evidence from synchrotron diffraction The Canadian Mineralogist 51 771-7842013Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Canada0293
0020174GrossularAntao S M (2013) Is near-endmember birefringent grossular non-cubic? New evidence from synchrotron diffraction The Canadian Mineralogist 51 771-7842013Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Canada0293
0020173GrossularAntao S M (2013) Is near-endmember birefringent grossular non-cubic? New evidence from synchrotron diffraction The Canadian Mineralogist 51 771-7842013Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Canada0293
0010465GrossularResende J A L C, Fernandes N G (2005) X-ray powder refinement of a natural garnet from Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Acta Crystallographica E61 i265-i2672005Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil0293
0007907GrossularQuartieri S, Chaboy J, Merli M, Oberti R, Ungaretti L (1995) Local structural environment of calcium in garnets: A combined structure-refinement and XANES investigation Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 22 159-1691995Val di Fassa, Italy0293
0007906GrossularQuartieri S, Chaboy J, Merli M, Oberti R, Ungaretti L (1995) Local structural environment of calcium in garnets: A combined structure-refinement and XANES investigation Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 22 159-1691995Bric Canizzi, Liguria, Italy0293
0007905GrossularQuartieri S, Chaboy J, Merli M, Oberti R, Ungaretti L (1995) Local structural environment of calcium in garnets: A combined structure-refinement and XANES investigation Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 22 159-1691995Voltri, Liguria, Italy0293
0000634GrossularHazen R M, Finger L W (1978) Crystal structures and compressibilities of pyrope and grossular to 60 kbar American Mineralogist 63 297-3031978Georgetown, California, USA0293
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
0000243GrossularNovak G A, Gibbs G V (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets sample Gr American Mineralogist 56 791-8251971Asbestos, Quebec, Canada0293
0000242GrossularNovak G A, Gibbs G V (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets sample Mn-Gr American Mineralogist 56 791-8251971unknown0293
0000635GrossularHazen R M, Finger L W (1978) Crystal structures and compressibilities of pyrope and grossular to 60 kbar American Mineralogist 63 297-3031978Georgetown, California, USA1.9293
0000636GrossularHazen R M, Finger L W (1978) Crystal structures and compressibilities of pyrope and grossular to 60 kbar American Mineralogist 63 297-3031978Georgetown, California, USA3.5293
0000637GrossularHazen R M, Finger L W (1978) Crystal structures and compressibilities of pyrope and grossular to 60 kbar American Mineralogist 63 297-3031978Georgetown, California, USA6.1293
0000450GrossularMeagher E P (1975) The crystal structures of pyrope and grossularite at elevated temperatures garnet American Mineralogist 60 218-22819750298
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
0002775GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002774GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002773GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002772GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002771GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002770GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002769GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002768GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002767GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002766GrossularRodehorst U, Geiger C A, Armbruster T (2002) The crystal structures of grossular and spessartine between 100 and 600 K and the crystal chemistry of grossular-spessartine solid solutions American Mineralogist 87 542-54920020293
0002725UvaroviteWildner 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
0002723UvaroviteWildner M, Andrut M (2001) The crystal chemistry of birefringent natural uvarovites: Part II. Single-crystal X-ray structures American Mineralogist 86 1231-125120010293
0001927GrossularGeiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-74719970293
0001924GrossularGeiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-74719970293
0001570GrossularGanguly J, Cheng W, O'Neill H St C (1993) Syntheses, volume, and structural changes of garnets in the pyrope-grossular join: Implications for stability and mixing properties Sample JW11 American Mineralogist 78 583-59319930293
0001569GrossularGanguly J, Cheng W, O'Neill H St C (1993) Syntheses, volume, and structural changes of garnets in the pyrope-grossular join: Implications for stability and mixing properties Sample JW15 American Mineralogist 78 583-59319930293
0001568GrossularGanguly J, Cheng W, O'Neill H St C (1993) Syntheses, volume, and structural changes of garnets in the pyrope-grossular join: Implications for stability and mixing properties Sample JW3 American Mineralogist 78 583-59319930293
0001567GrossularGanguly J, Cheng W, O'Neill H St C (1993) Syntheses, volume, and structural changes of garnets in the pyrope-grossular join: Implications for stability and mixing properties Sample JW22 American Mineralogist 78 583-59319930293
0001148GrossularAllen F M, Buseck P R (1988) XRD, FTIR, and TEM studies of optically anisotropic grossular garnets American Mineralogist 73 568-58419880293
0001147GrossularAllen F M, Buseck P R (1988) XRD, FTIR, and TEM studies of optically anisotropic grossular garnets American Mineralogist 73 568-58419880293
0001109GrossularLager G A, Rossman G R, Rotella F J, Schultz A J (1987) Neutron-diffraction structure of a low-water grossular at 20K American Mineralogist 72 766-76819870293
0007369GrossularArni R, Langer K, Tillmanns E (1985) Mn3+ in garnets III. Absence of Jahn-Teller distortion in synthetic Mn3+ -bearing garnet Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 12 279-28219850293
0017956GrossularMenzer G (1926) Die Kristallstruktur von Granat. _cod_database_code 1011055 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 63 157-15819260293
0001926GrossularGeiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-74719970100
0001923GrossularGeiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-74719970100
0001928GrossularGeiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-74719970500
0001925GrossularGeiger C A, Armbruster T (1997) Mn3Al2Si3O12 spessartine and Ca3Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet: Structural dynamics and thermodynamic properties American Mineralogist 82 740-74719970550
0000451GrossularMeagher E P (1975) The crystal structures of pyrope and grossularite at elevated temperatures garnet American Mineralogist 60 218-22819750638
0000452GrossularMeagher E P (1975) The crystal structures of pyrope and grossularite at elevated temperatures garnet American Mineralogist 60 218-22819750948
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1 photo of Grossular-Uvarovite Series associated with 'Nephrite'

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