almandine
a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet.
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almandine, al′man-dīn, n. a red transparent variety of the garnet.
After quartz come corundum (Oriental amethyst), spinel (almandine spinel), garnet (almandine), and spodumene (variety kunzite).
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wadealmandine garnets also show no dichroism and lack variety of color.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeThe so-called almandine garnets of the jeweler are frequently of the almandite class and tend to purplish red.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeAlmandite garnet, the "almandine" of the jeweler is less abundant than pyrope, when of gem quality.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wade
British Dictionary definitions for almandine
/ (ˈælməndɪn, -ˌdaɪn) /
a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe 3 Al 2 (SiO 4) 3
Origin of almandine
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