Almandine Definition

ălmən-dēn
noun
A deep violet-red garnet, FeAl2 Si3 O12 , found in metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone.
American Heritage
A purplish-red variety of garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, used as an inexpensive gem and an abrasive.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe3Al2(SiO4)3.

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almandine
Plural:
almandines

Origin of Almandine

  • Alteration of obsolete alabandyne from Middle English alabandine from Late Latin (gemma) alabandina (gem) of Alabanda from Alabanda , a town of ancient Asia Minor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of earlier alabandine.

    From Wiktionary

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