Name: |
uvarovite |
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Class: |
Silicates |
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Chemistry: |
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 Calcium chromium silicate (garnet) |
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Color(s): |
emerald green Streak: pale green |
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Hardness: |
6.5 - 7.5 |
SpecGrav: |
3.4 - 3.7 |
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Fracture: |
conchoidal |
Cleavage: |
none |
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Crystal: |
Isometric (dodecahedrons and trapezohedrons common) |
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Envronment: |
hydrothermal metamorphics, and plutonic rocks |
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Association: |
olivine, chromite |
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Locals: |
| USSR | Austrailia | Canada | India | Oregon/USA | South Africa | |
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Misc: |
Named after Count S.S. Uvarov, Russian mineral collector. |
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Photos |
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1.) Urals, USSR |
2.) Urals, USSR |
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