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A garnet named for gooseberries, because mineralogists really did look at a green rock and think 'fruit.'
means A calcium-aluminium garnet (Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) that often occurs in green hues, used as a gemstone and an indicator mineral in metamorphic rocks.
from From the New Latin name grossularia, the gooseberry — itself borrowed from the French groseille. The pale green variety of this garnet reminded early mineralogists of the fruit, so they handed the rock a botanical name, and 'grossular' is the adjective that stuck.
- name origin
- From Latin grossularia, meaning gooseberry
- color range
- Green, orange, yellow, brown, or colorless
- garnet family
- One of six main garnet species
- tsavorite gem
- Its green variety rivals fine emerald
- formula
- Calcium aluminum silicate, no iron required
for instance
tsavorite — green variety of grossular garnet found in tanzania and kenya, prized as gemstone since 1967
hessonite — cinnamon-brown grossular garnet from sri lanka historically called cinnamite used in jewelry