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almandine
[ al-muhn-deen, -dahyn, -din ]
noun
- a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet.
almandine
/ ˈælməndɪn; -ˌdaɪn /
noun
- a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3
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Word History and Origins
Origin of almandine1
1670–80; < French, Middle French < Medieval Latin alamandīna, alabandīna a precious stone, probably a kind of garnet, equivalent to Alaband ( a ) a town in Asia Minor + -īna, feminine of -īnus -ine 1; compare Middle English alabaundaryne, alemaundine; alabandite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of almandine1
C17: from French, from Medieval Latin alabandīna, from Alabanda, ancient city of Asia Minor where these stones were cut
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Example Sentences
Almandine, al′man-dīn, n. a red transparent variety of the garnet.
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After quartz come corundum (Oriental amethyst), spinel (almandine spinel), garnet (almandine), and spodumene (variety kunzite).
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Almandine garnets also show no dichroism and lack variety of color.
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The so-called almandine garnets of the jeweler are frequently of the almandite class and tend to purplish red.
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Almandite garnet, the "almandine" of the jeweler is less abundant than pyrope, when of gem quality.
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