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"Melanite"
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garnet
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titanian
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cafeti
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andradite
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sio
A black variety of garnet.
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Melanite is a mineral, a deep, glossy black form of garnet containing titanium with formula: CaFeTi(SiO4)3. Apart from the titanium content it is closely related to andradite, melanite is referred to as "titanian andradite".
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