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Mineral, nesosilicate garnet

Properties

Chemical formula

Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Group

Silicates

Crystal system

Cubic

Hardness (Mohs)

7,5

Color

Red

Luster

—

Streak

White

Density

3,745 g/cm³

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

—

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

9.AD.25

Dana classification

51.4.3a.1

IMA status

Grandfathered mineral (G)

IMA symbol

Prp

Locality

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata