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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Singular:

almandine

Plural:

almandines

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.

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