grossular
English
Etymology
New Latin grossularius, from Grossularia, a genus or subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, from French groseille. The mineral name is in reference to a particular green variety found in Siberia.
Adjective
grossular (comparative more grossular, superlative most grossular)
- Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
Noun
grossular (countable and uncountable, plural grossulars)
- (mineralogy) A calcium-aluminium mineral of the garnet group.
Synonyms
- gooseberry garnet
- grossularite
Translations
a type of garnet
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Further reading
- “Grossular” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “grossular”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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