Hydrogrossular (original) (raw)

A variety of Grossular

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Gooseberries

Name:

The original grossular was named "cinnamon stone" ("Kanelstein" in German) in 1803 by Abraham Gottlob Werner and renamed grossularite by Werner in 1808. Named for the colour of gooseberries (Ribes grossularium) as the original specimens were this colour.

A variety of Grossular

A general term for OH-bearing garnet compositions from the grossular-dominant portion of the grossular-katoite series (see also hibschite).

Compare also hydroandradite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:

1974 (as Hydrogrossular)
1755 (as Grossular)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1974:9 (as Hydrogrossular)
mindat:1:1:1755:4 (as Grossular)

GUID
(UUID V4):

25a1b8fe-a8f0-404f-bdd8-7e3882d788cd (as Hydrogrossular)
a07379a9-1278-4a21-90b3-e93b735862b4 (as Grossular)

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for HydrogrossularHide

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References for HydrogrossularHide

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Reference List:

Hutton, C.O. (1943) Hydrogrossular, a new mineral of the garnet-hydrogarnet series. Royal Society of New Zealand Transactions and Proceedings, 73, 174–180.

O'Neill, B., Bass, J.D., and Rossman, G.R. (1993) Elastic properties of hydrogrossular garnet and implications for water in the upper mantle. Journal of Geophysical Research: 98: 20031-20037.

Localities for HydrogrossularHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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