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Definition of Almandine

1. Noun. A purple variety of the ruby spinel.

2. Noun. A deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate.

Definition of Almandine

1. n. The common red variety of garnet.

Definition of Almandine

1. Noun. (mineral) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Almandine

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Medical Definition of Almandine

1. The common red variety of garnet. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Almandine

alma maters almacantar almae matres almagest almagests almagra almah almahs almain almain-rivet

almains almanac almanack almanacks almanacs almandine (current term) almandines almandite almandites almarudite

almas alme almeh almehs almemar almemars almendron almeries almery almes

Literary usage of Almandine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Mineralogy: Adapted to the Use of Schools, and Private by John Lee Comstock (1832)
"almandine. External characters.—Colour, red, mixed more or less with violet or blue, ... almandine is found in primitive rocks, as granite and mica slate. ..."

2. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush (1868)
"... almandine (var. of garnet) ; 4, GREEN ACTINOLITE 3, ORTHOCLASE ; 6, BRONZITE. 4. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. 1. The systems of crystallization are as follows: 2. ..."

3. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"The Precious Garnet is sometimes called " almandine," from the city of Alabanda, ... The principal varieties recognised by mineralogists are the almandine, ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"In-the United States there are n: localities which yield almandine. Dr GF Kunz has figured ; crystal of coarse almandine weighing 9} Ib. from New York c;: ..."

5. A Treatise on Gems in Reference to Their Practical and Scientific Value: A by Lewis Feuchtwanger (1838)
"almandine Ruby; of a cochineal-red colour, bordering on blue, violet-blue, and reddish-brown; it is distinguished from the Garnet, likewise called the ..."

6. Retrospect of Philosophical, Mechanical, Chemical, and Agricultural Discoveries (1810)
"On almandine,, or Greenland Garnet ; on the Separation of ... have found zircon in almandine, or Greenland garnet ; but Klaproth has found only 43 percent, ..."

7. An Introduction to Mineralogy: Adapted to the Use of Schools, and Private by John Lee Comstock (1841)
"almandine. External characters. Colour, red, mixed more or less with violet or blue, sometimes blood, or cherry red; occurs in crystals; ..."

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