almandine
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almandine
- /ˈal.mən.dʌɪn/ UK
- /ˈæl.mənˌdin/ US
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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.
noun almandines
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A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
Almandine, the variety found here, is stable at temperatures of 540 to 900°C at a pressure of 200 GPa.
Similar: almandite, common garnet
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Talk about this word "almandine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/almandine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. almandine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/almandine "almandine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/almandine.Cite this
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title = {almandine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/almandine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
