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Andradite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About AndraditeHide

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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Formula:
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Colour:
Yellow, greenish yellow to emerald-green, dark green; brown, brownish red, brownish yellow; grayish black, black; may be sectored
Lustre:
Adamantine, Resinous, Dull
Hardness:
6½ - 7
Specific Gravity:
3.8 - 3.9
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named in 1868 by James Dwight Dana in honor of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva [June 13, 1763 Santos, Brazil - April 6, 1838 Niterói, Brazil], Brazilian mineralogist, who first described and named what Dana (1868) defined as a subvariety of andradite. d'Andrada had earlier, in 1800, discovered a yellowish-grey mineral from a mine (Wirum?) near Drammen, Buskerud, Norway. He described and named this mineral under the name allochroite (d'Andrada 1800), from the Greek αλλος, another, and χροια, colour, due to the change of colour of the heated product (with sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate, reagent in blowpipe analysis) when cooling.
Andradite-Grossular Series, Andradite-Schorlomite Series, Andradite-Uvarovite Series.

Andradite is found in skarns from contact metamorphosed impure limestones or calcic igneous rocks; in chlorite schists and serpentinites; in alkalic igneous rocks, then typically titaniferous.




Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
223
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:223:5

Similar NamesHide

IMA Classification of AndraditeHide

Classification of AndraditeHide

9.AD.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
D : Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [6] and/or greater coordination
51.4.3b.1

51 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
4 : Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination
14.22.9

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
22 : Silicates of Fe and Ca

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
AdrIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
AdrKretz (1983)Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68, 277–279.
AdrSiivolam & Schmid (2007)Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
AdrWhitney & Evans (2010)Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371
AdrThe Canadian Mineralogist (2019)The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Pronunciation of AndraditeHide

Pronunciation:
PlayRecorded byCountry
Jolyon RalphUnited Kingdom

Physical Properties of AndraditeHide

Adamantine, Resinous, Dull
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Yellow, greenish yellow to emerald-green, dark green; brown, brownish red, brownish yellow; grayish black, black; may be sectored
Comment:
One color changes from green in the presence of daylight to brown under incandescent light; the other color changes from yellow–green to orange. According to the chemical compositional analysis, unlike common andradite garnets, color-changing garnets have a high content of Fe2+, and their contents of Cr and/or V (common elements leading to the alexandrite-like effect) and Ce + Nd are very low. In the UV–Vis–NIR spectra, the wide absorption band near 575 nm is produced by the spin-forbidden transition (5Eg → 3T1g and 5Eg → 3E1g) of eightfold-coordinated high-spin Fe2+, leading to the emergence of transmission windows in the green (centered at 525 nm) and red (above 650 nm) regions, which is the main reason for the alexandrite-like effect of the color-changing andradite. Appears to be from a skarn deposit.
Streak:
White
Hardness:
6½ - 7 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
3.8 - 3.9 g/cm3 (Measured)    3.859 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of AndraditeHide

Type:
Isotropic
RI values:
n = 1.887
Surface Relief:
Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.
In focus
Anisotropism:
Typically weak

Chemistry of AndraditeHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O37.781 %
Ca23.660 %
Fe21.979 %
Si16.580 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Ca
Fe
Si
Common Impurities:
Ti,Cr,Al,Mg

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:
Showing 12 of 17 analyses on this page.
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SiO237.74 %35.69 %34.90 %35.94 %35.75 %32.79 %33.4 %36.7 %31.68 %34.2 %36.6 %34.0 %
TiO20.81 %0.041 %0.01 %0.02 %0.1 %0.10 %0.71 %9.44 %2.5 %2.5 %9.7 %
Al2O38.26 %0.73 %0.01 %0.08 %0.14 %0.02 %8.43 %7.84 %7.09 %0.7 %0.00 %0.00 %
Cr2O32.52 %0.025 %1.18 %0.57 %
FeO14 %3.32 %15.83 %
MnO0.09 %0.01 %0.01 %0.02 %0.02 %5.86 %0.15 %0.12 %
MgO0.46 %0.08 %0.30 %0.21 %0.08 %0.05 %0.29 %1.23 %0.2 %
CaO34.47 %33.48 %32.95 %33.38 %33.40 %35.22 %24.79 %33.91 %34.66 %33.6 %31.3 %32.0 %
Fe2O330.06 %31.54 %31.54 %30.79 %29.81 %20.69 %11.02 %29.2 %29.1 %21.5 %
Na2O0.05 %0.02 %0.16 %4.15 %
K2O0.02 %0.02 %0.57 %
V2O30.02 %0.02 %
SnO2
CaO2
H2O
Y2O33.36 %
H2O+0.05 %
ZrO20.00 %
Total:98.35 %100.026 %99.56 %101.26 %100.37 %98.06 %100.23 %96.61 %100.53 %100.4 %99.5 %97.2 %
Empirical formulas:
Sample IDEmpirical Formula
13Ca2.88(Fe3+2.85Fe2+0.16Al0.22Sn0.06)Si3O12
7(Ca2.28Mn0.43Fe2+0.24Y0.15Mg0.01)3.11(Fe3+1.18Al0.81Ti0.01)2.00(Si2.78Fe3+0.15Al0.02H0.03)2.98O12
9(Ca3.04,Na0 · 66,K0.06,Mg0.15,Mn0.01)( Ti0.58,Al0.68,Fe3+0.68,Cr0.04)( Si2.59O12)
10Ca3.03Fe3+1.84Ti0.18Al0.07Mg0.03Si2.88O12
14Ca2.99Fe3+1.33Ti0.70Al0.07Mg0.12Si2.69O12
11Ca2.81Fe3+1.83Ti0.16Si3.06O12
12Ca2.91Fe3+1.38Ti0.62Si2.89O12
Sample references:
IDLocalityReferenceNotes
1Belqeys Mountain, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, IranEMPA analysis of green "demantoid" from Baba Nazar, Iran, Sample B14-1
2Dossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyGreen idiomorphic crystal (3mm) seated on fissure wall. Demantid variety. Analysed by microprobe
3Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja District, Diana, MadagascarEMPA analysis of green andradite (demantoid).
4  "  "EMPA analysis of yellowish green andradite (demantoid).
5Muslim Bagh, Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, PakistanEMPA analysis of peridotite hosted andradite (demantoid) from the vicinity of Muslim Bagh.
6Poldnevaya village, Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaEMPA analysis of dark green andradite (demantoid)
7Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, CanadaWet chemical analysis of andradite from a pegmatite vein in foliated syenite
8Belqeys Mountain, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, IranEMPA analysis of green "demantoid" from Baba Nazar, Iran
9Flekkeren, Skien, Telemark, NorwayEMPA analysed garnet from a contact metamorphic limestone.
10Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USAEMPA analysis of light yellow rims and pink or bluish pink cores from a serpentinite.
11California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USAEMPA analysis of light yellow rims and pink or bluish pink cores from a serpentinite.
12  "  "EMPA analysis of light yellow rims and pink or bluish pink cores from a serpentinite.
13Tin bearing skarns, Cassiar, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaWet chemical and Optical emission spectrography analysis of a Sn-rich andradite from a garnet-skarn.
14Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USAEMPA analysis of light yellow rims and pink or bluish pink cores from a serpentinite.

Crystallography of AndraditeHide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Ia3d
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.056 Å
Unit Cell V:
1,752.31 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
8
Morphology:
Commonly well-crystallized dodecahedra, trapezohedra, or combinations, to 5 cm. Also granular to massive.
Comment:
Al-Fe ordered variants may show space groups I-1 (subgroup of Ia3d) or Fddd (Kingma & Downs, 1989).

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0006759AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Okahandja, Namibia0293
0006758AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Schaffhausen area, Switzerland0293
0006757AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland0293
0006756AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998N'Zala, Atlas mountains, Morocco0293
0006755AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany0293
0006754AndraditeArmbruster T, Birrer J, Libowitzky E, Beran A (1998) Crystal chemistry of Ti-bearing andradites European Journal of Mineralogy 10 907-9211998Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany0293
0009894AndraditePilati T, Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M (1996) Atomic displacement parameters for garnets: A lattice-dynamical evaluation Acta Crystallographica B52 239-250Image1996Val Malenco, Italy0293
0006606AndraditeArmbruster T (1995) Structure refinement of hydrous andradite, Ca3Fe1.54Mn0.02Al0.26(SiO4)1.65(O4H4)1.35, from the Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa European Journal of Mineralogy 7 1221-12251995Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa0293
0000246AndraditeNovak G A, Gibbs G V (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets sample An American Mineralogist 56 791-823Image1971Valmalen, Italy0293
0003948AndraditeGaluskina I O, Galuskin E V, Dzierzanowski P, Armbruster T, Kozanecki M (2005) A natural scandian garnet American Mineralogist 90 1688-1692Image20050293
0006946AndraditeAgrosi G, Schingaro E, Pedrazzi G, Scandale E, Scordari F (2002) A crystal chemical insight into sector zoning of a titanian andradite ('melanite') crystal European Journal of Mineralogy 14 785-79420020293
0006945AndraditeAgrosi G, Schingaro E, Pedrazzi G, Scandale E, Scordari F (2002) A crystal chemical insight into sector zoning of a titanian andradite ('melanite') crystal European Journal of Mineralogy 14 785-79420020293
0006944AndraditeAgrosi G, Schingaro E, Pedrazzi G, Scandale E, Scordari F (2002) A crystal chemical insight into sector zoning of a titanian andradite ('melanite') crystal European Journal of Mineralogy 14 785-79420020293
0007865AndraditeWoodland A B, Ross C R (1994) A crystallographic and Mossbauer spectroscopy study of Fe3Al2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12, (Almandine-"Skiagite") and Ca3Fe2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12 (Andradite-"Skiagite") garnet solid solutions Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 21 117-13219940293
0007864AndraditeWoodland A B, Ross C R (1994) A crystallographic and Mossbauer spectroscopy study of Fe3Al2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12, (Almandine-"Skiagite") and Ca3Fe2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12 (Andradite-"Skiagite") garnet solid solutions Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 21 117-13219940293
0007860AndraditeWoodland A B, Ross C R (1994) A crystallographic and Mossbauer spectroscopy study of Fe3Al2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12, (Almandine-"Skiagite") and Ca3Fe2Si3O12-Fe3Fe2Si3O12 (Andradite-"Skiagite") garnet solid solutions Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 21 117-13219940293
0006473AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006472AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006471AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006470AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0006469AndraditeArmbruster T, Geiger C A (1993) Andradite crystal chemistry, dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets European Journal of Mineralogy 5 59-7119930293
0001281AndraditeKingma K J, Downs J W (1989) Crystal-structure analysis of a birefringent andradite American Mineralogist 74 1307-1316Image19890293
0001254AndraditeLager G A, Armbruster T, Rotella F J, Rossman G R (1989) OH substitution in garnets: X-ray and neutron diffraction, infrared, and geometric-modeling studies sample SB-3 American Mineralogist 74 840-851Image19890293
0001253AndraditeLager G A, Armbruster T, Rotella F J, Rossman G R (1989) OH substitution in garnets: X-ray and neutron diffraction, infrared, and geometric-modeling studies sample SB-2 American Mineralogist 74 840-851Image19890293
0001252AndraditeLager G A, Armbruster T, Rotella F J, Rossman G R (1989) OH substitution in garnets: X-ray and neutron diffraction, infrared, and geometric-modeling studies sample SB-1 American Mineralogist 74 840-851Image19890293
0001207AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments sample in air American Mineralogist 74 352-359Image19890293
0001208AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-359Image19892293
0001209AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-359Image19893293
0001210AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-359Image19895293
0001211AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-359Image198912.5293
0001212AndraditeHazen R M, Finger L W (1989) High-pressure crystal chemistry of andradite and pyrope: Revised procedures for high-pressure diffraction experiments American Mineralogist 74 352-359Image198919293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
3.015 Å(60)
2.696 Å(100)
2.462 Å(45)
1.9564 Å(25)
1.6728 Å(25)
1.6112 Å(60)
1.1195 Å(25)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration4.566-4.550
6 : Secondary asteroid phases4.566-4.560
Near-surface Processes
26 : Hadean detrital minerals
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics<3.5-2.5
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)<0.36
Geological Setting:
In skarns from contact metamorphosed impure limestones or calcic igneous rocks; in chlorite schists and serpentinites; in alkalic igneous rocks, then typically titaniferous.

Type Occurrence of AndraditeHide

Synonyms of AndraditeHide

Other Language Names for AndraditeHide

Varieties of AndraditeHide

BredbergiteA green Mg-bearing variety of andradite [Dana, 1868, 270 "Syst. Min., 5th Ed."]

Originally described from Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Västmanland, Sweden.
ColophoniteA coarsely granular variety of brown, yellow-orange or reddish garnet, usually andradite. An early chemical analysis [Simon, 1807] of "colophonite" from "nordisches Gegenden" [Nordic regions], probably Arendal iron mines, Norway, was neither of type mate...
DemantoidA green variety of andradite.

Originally described from Telyanskaya River, Kamennaya Telyana, Nizhnii-Tagil (Mednorudyanskoye) Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia.

"Horsetail" inclusions are usually empty tubular holl...
HydroandraditeA hydroxyl-bearing variety (OH- mainly replaces Si).
Compare hydrogrossular.
MelaniteA black Ti-bearing (up to 11.5 mass% TiO2, but usually <~5 mass%) variety of Andradite.

There are probably solid solution series to schorlomite [Ca3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2] and morimotoite [Ca3(TiFe2+)(SiO4)3], but note widely different formulae despite both ...
PolyadelphiteA red-brown, golden brown, or yellow-brown variety of Mn-bearing andradite.
Rainbow GarnetA trade name for a variety of andradite showing a distinct iridescence in rainbow colours.

The iridescence is caused by the interference of white light with an overgrowth built of very thin lamellae, oriented parallel to {110} or other crystal faces. The...
Tin-bearing AndraditeA Sn-bearing variety of andradite.
Titanium-bearing AndraditeA brown coloured Ti-bearing andradite, distinguished from the black Melanite high-Ti (up to 11.5 mass.% TiO2) variety of Andradite garnet.
TitanmelaniteA black Ti-bearing andradite (cf. also melanite) approaching schorlomite in composition, garnet group.
TopazoliteA variety of andradite resembling topaz (in colour and transparency).
YttergranatY-bearing variety of andradite.

Relationship of Andradite to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of Garnet Group:
AlmandineFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'Blythite'Mn2+3Mn3+2[SiO4]3
CalderiteMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
EringaiteCa3Sc2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
GoldmaniteCa3V3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'Khoharite'Mg3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
KnorringiteMg3Cr3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Menzerite-(Y)(Y2Ca)Mg2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
MomoiiteMn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
MorimotoiteCa3(TiFe2+)(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
RubiniteCa3Ti3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'Skiagite'Fe2+3Fe3+2[SiO4]3
SpessartineMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'UM1984-37-SiO:CrMn'Mn2+3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
UvaroviteCa3Cr3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Forms a series with:

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
537 photos of Andradite associated with CalciteCaCO3
439 photos of Andradite associated with QuartzSiO2
389 photos of Andradite associated with Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
288 photos of Andradite associated with HausmanniteMn2+Mn3+2O4
281 photos of Andradite associated with HematiteFe2O3
265 photos of Andradite associated with WillemiteZn2SiO4
201 photos of Andradite associated with HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
171 photos of Andradite associated with MagnetiteFe2+Fe3+2O4
167 photos of Andradite associated with ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
160 photos of Andradite associated with DiopsideCaMgSi2O6

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.AD.AdrianiteCa12(Al4Mg3Si7)O32Cl6Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.05LarniteCa2SiO4Mon. 2/m
9.AD.10Calcio-olivineCa2SiO4Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.AD.15MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
9.AD.20BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4Orth. mm2 : Pnn2
9.AD.25MidbariteCa3Mg2(V5+2Si)O12Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25Menzerite-(Y)(Y2Ca)Mg2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25UvaroviteCa3Cr3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25EltyubyuiteCa12Fe3+10Si4O32Cl6Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.25EringaiteCa3Sc2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25HenritermieriteCa3Mn3+2(SiO4)2[◻(OH)4]Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/acd
9.AD.25 va'Hydrougrandite'(Ca,Mg,Fe2+)3(Fe3+,Al)2[(OH)4(SiO4)2]Iso.
9.AD.25CalderiteMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25NikmelnikoviteCa12(Fe2+Fe3+3Al3◻)[SiO4]6[◻(OH)4]54Trig. 3 : R3
9.AD.25HutcheoniteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(AlO4)2Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25Wadalite(Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.25RubiniteCa3Ti3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25KerimasiteCa3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25HoltstamiteCa3Al2(SiO4)2[◻(OH)4]Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/acd
9.AD.25SpessartineMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25ToturiteCa3Sn2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25KimzeyiteCa3Zr2(SiO4)(AlO4)2Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25'Khoharite'Mg3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
9.AD.25IrinarassiteCa3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25KnorringiteMg3Cr3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25GoldmaniteCa3V3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25'Blythite'Mn2+3Mn3+2[SiO4]3
9.AD.25'Skiagite'Fe2+3Fe3+2[SiO4]3
9.AD.25'UM1984-37-SiO:CrMn'Mn2+3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
9.AD.25AlmandineFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25 va'Yamatoite'(Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3Iso.
9.AD.25MomoiiteMn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25MorimotoiteCa3(TiFe2+)(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.30HafnonHf(SiO4)Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
9.AD.30ZirconZr(SiO4)Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
9.AD.30CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2OTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
9.AD.30ThoriteTh(SiO4)Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
9.AD.30 va'Auerlite'near Th(Si,P)O4
9.AD.30Stetindite-(Ce)Ce4+SiO4Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/amd
9.AD.35'Tombarthite-(Y)'Y4(Si,H4)4O12-x(OH)4+2xMon.
9.AD.35HuttoniteThSiO4Mon. 2/m
9.AD.40EulytineBi4(SiO4)3Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.45ReiditeZr(SiO4)Tet. 4/m : I41/a
9.AD.55JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12Tet. 42m : I42d

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