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Uvarovite

The Garnet Minerals

Uvarovite garnet from the Ural Mountains, Russia. (more below)
Bright-green garnet of the ugrandite group
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Uvarovite is one of the calcium garnets of the "ugrandite" group, along with grossular and andradite. Its composition is Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3, and it has a brilliant emerald-green color from the chromium ion.

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Gallery Index: The Garnet Minerals

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