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Puzzle #62 was uvarovite.
Uvarovite is a chromium-bearing garnet group species with the formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3. It was discovered in 1832 by Germain Henri Hess who named it after Count Sergei Uvarov (1765–1855), a Russian statesman and amateur mineral collector. It is classified in the ugrandite group alongside the other calcium-bearing garnets andradite and grossular.
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What the record says
Puzzle 62 ran on 15 Sep 2026 and the answer was uvarovite, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Crystal system - cubic; Strunz group - silicates; Elements - Ca, Cr, O, Si; Named after - person.
Beyond the grid the record adds Formula - Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃; Named after - Sergey Uvarov.
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How it scored
- Crystal system
- cubic
- Strunz group
- silicates
- Elements
- Ca, Cr, O, Si
- Named after
- person
Also on the record
- Formula
- Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃
- Named after
- Sergey Uvarov