Garnet: featured mineral group at the 1993 Tucson Show
Rocks & Minerals
By: P. J. Modreski
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Abstract
The garnets are a common but complex group of minerals. They are perhaps the mineral kingdom's best example of solid solution: a relationship in which minerals have chemical compositions that are intermediate between two or more ideal end-member species. In garnet, we deal with a complex group of solid-solution series between as many as 14 end-member minerals. The varying intergradations of solid solution between these different end-members help to explain the garnet group's variety of color, environment of occurrence, gem use, and variation in such physical properties as specific gravity, refractive index, and hardness. -from Author
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Garnet: featured mineral group at the 1993 Tucson Show |
| Series title | Rocks & Minerals |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Rocks & Minerals |
| First page | 20 |
| Last page | 33 |
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