Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Grossular or grossularite is a calcium-aluminium mineral species of the garnet gemstone group with the formula Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 though the calcium may in part be replaced by ferrous iron and the aluminium by ferric iron. The name grossular is derived from the botanical name for the gooseberry grossularia in reference to the green garnet of this composition that is found in Siberia. Other shades include cinnamon brown (cinnamon stone variety) red and yellow.
