Pyrope
| ID | 418 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Pyrope | |
| Location | Weiersbach - Birkenfeld - Eifel - Germany | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 3321 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:3321:9 |
| Formula |
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Discovery Year | 1803 |
| Diapheny | Transparent,Translucent |
| Cleavage | None |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Blood red, orange red, purple red, pink, black red, colorless. |
| Hardness (min) | 7.0 |
| Hardness (max) | 7.5 |
| Luminescence | None |
| Lustre | Vitreous |
| About the name | From the Greek "pyropos", "fiery-eyed", in allusion to the red hue. |
| Streak | White |
| Crystal System | Isometric |
| Cleavage Type | None Observed |
| Fracture type | Conchoidal |
| Morphology | Subhedral to euhedral crystals, showing the dodecahedron or trapezohedral forms, to 20 cm; also granular, massive. |
| shortcode_ima | Prp |
| Group | Garnet Group |
Details
Price: € 0
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: Not registered
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| O | Oxygen | |
| Si | Silicium |