almandite
[al-muh n-dahyt]
Origin of almandite
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The 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 PublicFrank Bertram Wade
Almandite 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 PublicFrank Bertram Wade
Two varieties of garnet, almandite and pyrope, may exhibit the dark blood-red color especially ascribed to garnet.
Almandite usually occurs in metamorphic rocks, such as gneisses or mica schists; also in granite.
Pyrope, the magnesian variety of garnet, does not differ much in color from almandite.