ALMANDINE

almandite, almandine

(noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate

almandine

(noun) a purple variety of the ruby spinel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

almandine (countable and uncountable, plural almandines)

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

Anagrams

• Mandelian

Source: Wiktionary


Al"man*dine, n. Etym: [LL. almandina, alamandina, for L. alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. almandine.] (Min.)

Definition: The common red variety of garnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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