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Tsavorite

Specimen cases holding small mineral samples on a reference tray, viewed from above.

Properties

Property table of the Wikipedia article “Tsavorite”, reprinted as recorded in the fetch.
CategoryNesosilicate
FormulaCa3Al2Si3O12
Crystal systemCubic
ColorLight to deep green
Mohs scale hardness7.0–7.5
Specific gravity3.60–3.68

From the Wikipedia article

Tsavorite or tsavolite is a variety of the garnet group species grossular, a calcium-aluminium garnet with the formula Ca3Al2Si3O12. Trace amounts of vanadium or chromium provide the green color.

Source

Source record: crystal-compendium/tsavorite/minerals.json. Fetched from English Wikipedia by the operator 2 October 2026.

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