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uvarovite
(redirected from Calcium-chromium garnet)

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u·va·rov·ite  (y-vär-vt, -)
n.
An emerald-green variety of garnet, Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3, found in chromium deposits.
[After Count Sergei Semenovitch Uvarov (1785-1855), president of the St. Petersburg Academy.]
uvarovite [uːˈvɑːrəˌvaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) an emerald-green garnet found in chromium deposits: consists of calcium chromium silicate. Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
[from German Uvarovit; named after Count Sergei S. Uvarov (1785-1855), Russian author and statesman]
uvarovite  (y-vär-vt, -)
An emerald-green variety of garnet found in chromium deposits. Chemical formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3.
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