About The Word Almandine
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Almandine
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What's The Definition Of Almandine?
[n] a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
[n] a purple variety of the ruby spinel Synonyms | Synonyms for Almandine: almandite Related Terms | Find terms related to Almandine: See Also | garnet | ruby spinel | spinel ruby Almandine In Webster's Dictionary \Al"man*dine\, n. [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.)
The common red variety of garnet.
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