The garnets constitute a group of minerals which share a common structure. Common end member compositions are:

• Almandine ---------- Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
• Andradite ----------- Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
• Grossular ----------- Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
• Pyrope -------------- Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
• Spessartite ---------- Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
• Uvarovite ----------- Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃

Data Files

• Contributed files from Geiger CA (1998) A Powder infrared spectroscopic investigation of garnet binaries in the system Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂-Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ -Mn₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂-Ca₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂. European Journal of Mineralogy 10:407-422. These files are currently available in SpectralCalc format.

Series	Text	.SPC
Almandine-Grossular Series - Far Infrared
Almandine-Grossular Series - Mid Infrared
Almandine-Pyrope Series - Far Infrared
Almandine-Pyrope Series - Mid Infrared
Almandine-Spessartite Series - Far Infrared
Almandine-Spessartite Series - Mid Infrared
Pyrope-Grossular Series - Far Infrared
Pyrope-Grossular Series - Mid Infrared
Pyrope-Spessartite Series - Far Infrared
Pyrope-Spessartite Series - Mid Infrared
Spessartite-Grossular Series - Far Infrared
Spessartite-Grossular Series - Mid Infrared

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