grossular

English

Etymology

From New Latin grossularius, from translingual Grossularia, a 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)

  1. Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.

Noun

grossular (countable and uncountable, plural grossulars)

  1. (mineralogy) A calcium-aluminium mineral of the garnet group.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Grossular”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “grossular”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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