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Mineral Reference Lookup for south

This reference page contains mineralogic data for south and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

Minerals matching south in the database: South African Jade

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south

Mineral	South African Jade
Synonym	Grossular

Grossular (synonym)

Mineral	GROSSULAR
Chemistry	Ca 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3
Class	Silicates
Uses	abrasive, mineral specimens and as a Gemstone
Color	brown
Luster	VitreousResinous
Transparency	crystals are transparent to translucent.
CrystalHabits	include the typical rhombic dodecahedron. also seen is the 24 sided trapezohedron.Combinations of these forms are common and sometimes the rare faces of the hexoctahedron, a 48 sided crystal habit that rarely is seen by itself, can also combine with these other forms making very attractive, complex and multifaceted crystals.Massive and granular occurrences are also seen.Commonly forms crusts that show many rhombic faces
Fracture	absent.
Hardness	6½ - 7½
Streak	Brownish white
Characteristics	index of refraction is 1.75 and many faces show a sort of srtiation caused by multiple crystal forms.
Occurences	Asbestos, Canada; Mexico; Kenya; Italy and Sri Lanka.
Indicators	crystal habit, color, enviroment and hardness.
DensityNote	above average for translucent minerals
IMAStatus	Approved
TypeLocality	Akhtaragda River mouth Vilyui ( Vilui; Wilui) River Basin Saha ( Sakha) Republic ( Yakutia) Eastern- Siberian Region Russia
Strunz	8/A.08-70 8 : Silicates A : Nesosilicateswith [SiO4]4- groupscations of tetrahedric orientation [4] 08 : Garnet groupPyrope - Henritermierite