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VIII - Nesosilicates (Garnet Group)
Crystal habit of Uvarovite

 
Name   Uvarovite
Chemistry   Ca3Cr3+2[SiO4]3
Hardness   6.5 - 7.5
Lustre   vitreous - greasy
Colour   light green, dark emerald green
Streak   white 
Density [g/cm3]   3.4
Crystal habit   isometric, crystals rhombic dodecahedron
Cleavage, Fracture   fracture conchoidal
other characteristics and occurrences   in chromite bearing serpentinites and fissures of massive, dense chromite (FeCr2O4)
   

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