Garnets crystal chemistry

S. Geller, Crystal Chemistry of the Garnets, Zeit. Kristallographie, 125,1 (1967). 

Armbruster T. and Geiger C. A. (1993). Andradite crystal chemistry Dynamic X-site disorder and structural strain in silicate garnets. Eur. J. Min., 5 59-71. 

Novak G. A. and Gibbs G. V. (1971). The crystal chemistry of silicate garnets. Amer. Mineral, 56 791-825. 

Schwartz K. B. and Burns R. G. (1978). Mossbauer spetroscopy and crystal chemistry of natural Fe-Ti garnets. Tram. Amer. Geophys. Union, 59 395-396. 

Amthauer, G. (1976) Crystal chemistry and colour of chrome-bearing garnets. Neues Jahrb. Mineral. Abh., 126,158—86. 

Evans, B. J. Sergent Jr, E. W. (1975) 57NGR of Fe phases in magnetic cassiterites . I. Crystal chemistry of dodecahedral Fe2+ in pyralspite garnets. Contrb. Mineral. Petrol, 53, 183-94. 

Huggins, F. E., Virgo, D. Huckenholtz, H. G. (1977) Titanium-containing silicate garnets, n. The crystal chemistry of melanites and schorlomites. Amer. Mineral., 62,646-65. 

Schingaro, E., Scordari, E, Matarrese, S., Mesto, E., Pedrazzi, G. (2008) Eurther data on the crystal chemistry of Ti-garnets. 1st SIMP-AIC Joint Meeting, Sestri Levante, 7-12 September 2008, Programme and Book of Abstract, 112. 

There exists a detailed review of the crystal chemistry of garnets (Geller, 1967). In the following, only a few general features relating to the rare earth ions in garnets will be discussed. 

Novak GA, Gibbs GV (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets. Am Mineral 56 791-825... 

Armbruster T., Geiger C. A., and Lager G. A. (1992). Single-crystal X-ray structure study of synthetic pyrope ahnandine garnets at 100 and 293 K. Amer. Mineral, 77 512-521. Atkins P. W. (1978). Physical Chemistry. Oxford Oxford University Press. 

Several other anhydrous calcium aluminosilicates are known, including grossular or garnet (C3AS3), which is a high-pressure phase, various dehydration products of zeolites, and various products formed metastably by crystallization from melts or glasses. Most are too acid in composition to be of clear relevance to cement chemistry, but some of the devitrification products, especially those with compositions near to CA and structures similar to those of nepheline (Na3KAl4Si40i6) or kalsilite (KAlSiOj (Y4), are of possible interest in relation to the formation of calcium aluminate cements. 

D. Vladikova, Z. Stoynov, and L. Ilkov, "Differential Impedance Analysis on Single Crystal and Polycrystalline Yttrium Iron Garnets," Polish Journal of Chemistry, 71 (1997) 1196-1203. 

Geller, S. Gilleo, M. A. (1957). The crystal structure and ferrimagnetism of yttrium-iron garnet Y3Fe2(Fe04)3. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 3, 30-6. 

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