Almandine

//ˈal.mən.dʌɪn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃. countable, uncountable

    "Almandine, the variety found here, is stable at temperatures of 540 to 900°C at a pressure of 200 GPa."

  2. 2
    a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate wordnet
  3. 3
    a purple variety of the ruby spinel wordnet

Synonyms

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almanditealmanditecommon garnet

Example

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"Flat polished slabs of garnet are found inlaid in mosaic work in Anglo-Saxon and Merovingian jewelry, the material used being almandine, or “precious garnet.”"

Etymology

An alteration of the earlier alabandine, from Latin alabandina, from Alabanda, a town in Caria, a province of Asia Minor, where the mineral was found.

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