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Image: Pyrope si

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Description: This image depicts the structure of pyrope garnet. White spheres are oxygen ions; black are silicon ions; blue are aluminium ions; and red are magnesium ions. Silicon ion size is greatly exaggerated relative to other ions to better show isolated silica tetrahedra characteristic of nesosilicates.
Title: Pyrope si
Credit: Own work
Author: Kent G. Budge
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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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