Garnet: featured mineral group at the 1993 Tucson Show
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
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1993 |
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Title | Garnet: featured mineral group at the 1993 Tucson Show |
Authors | P. J. Modreski |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Rocks & Minerals |
Index ID | 70018256 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |