RELIC GRAINS OF PYROPE IN MINOAN POTTERY FROM CRETE AND THEIR INTERPRETATION
Relic garnet grains have been detected in fragments of coarse pottery collected at the place of the Malia Palace (Crete). The garnet composition corresponds to formula (Mg<sub>2.36</sub>Fe<sub>0.51</sub>Mn<sub>0.06</sub>Ca<sub>0.05</sub>)<sub>Σ=2.98 </sub>· (Al<sub>1.89</sub>Cr<sub>0.06</sub>Fe³<sup>+</sup><sub>0.07</sub>)<sub>Σ=2.02</sub>(Si<sub>2.98</sub>Al<sub>0.02</sub>O<sub>12.00</sub>) with subsequent contents of end-members (mol. %): pyrope - 77, almandine - 16. Paragenetic origin of these grains is discussed in the paper.