uvarovite

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 241 words | Copyright

uvarovite Member of the garnet group Ca₃Cr₂Si₃O₁₂; sp. gr. 3.9; hardness 7.0–7.5; emerald green; occurs as cubic crystals and massive; found in serpentinite in association with chromite, and in metamorphosed limestones and skarn ores.

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