Which mineral's name comes from Latin Granatus, meaning "grain"?
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Garnet.
Note: The name garnet comes probably from the Latin word granatus, meaning like a grain. It is said to have arisen because the crystals were thought to resemble in color and size the seeds of the pomegranate.
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