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Mineral in the garnet group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Calderite
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Calderite is a mineral in the garnet group with the chemical formula (Mn2+, Ca)3(Fe3+, Al)2(SiO4)3.

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It is dark reddish brown to dark yellowish in color and generally granular massive in form.[4]

It was named for geologist James Calder who worked on the geology of India. The name was first applied to a rock in manganese deposits in Katkamsandi, Hazaribagh district, Bihar and at Netra, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, India. later transferred to its predominant mineral.[3][4] In 1909 it was described as a mineral from Otjosondu, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.[2]

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