a garnet with the formula Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 that is found in Siberia and that is usually green, although may also be red, yellow or brown
Examples of 'grossular' in a sentence
grossular
This grossular shows one-to-one correlation between surface features and its internal textures.
Manzoor Ahmad Badar, Safdar Hussain, Shanawer Niaz, Ata-ur-Rehman Makhdoom 2015, 'Optical anomaly in near-end-member grossular garnet from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos,Quebec, Canada', International Journal of Economic and Environment Geologyhttp://www.econ-environ-geol.org/pdf/jan2015/01.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)