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Definition of almandine in English: almandinenoun ˈalməndʌɪnˈalməndiːnˈælmənˌdin mass nounA kind of garnet with a violet tint. Example sentencesExamples - There are instances of quartz on almandine, quartz intergrown with almandine, quartz as an inclusion in almandine, and almandine as an inclusion in quartz.
- Garnet has a general grain size of about 3 mm and its composition is almandine, pyrope, spessartine and grossular.
- Rhodolite, a red variety that usually has a tinge of purple in it, is a mixture of almandine and pyrope.
- Associated with the quartz are crystals of almandine, kyanite, biotite, and magnesite.
- She described star garnets (almandines) from Emerald Creek, Idaho, as opaque.
Origin Late Middle English: from obsolete French, alteration of alabandine, from medieval Latin alabandina (gemma), 'jewel from Alabanda', an ancient city in Asia Minor where these stones were cut. Definition of almandine in US English: almandinenounˈalmənˌdēnˈælmənˌdin A kind of garnet with a violet tint. Example sentencesExamples - She described star garnets (almandines) from Emerald Creek, Idaho, as opaque.
- Rhodolite, a red variety that usually has a tinge of purple in it, is a mixture of almandine and pyrope.
- There are instances of quartz on almandine, quartz intergrown with almandine, quartz as an inclusion in almandine, and almandine as an inclusion in quartz.
- Garnet has a general grain size of about 3 mm and its composition is almandine, pyrope, spessartine and grossular.
- Associated with the quartz are crystals of almandine, kyanite, biotite, and magnesite.
Origin Late Middle English: from obsolete French, alteration of alabandine, from medieval Latin alabandina (gemma), ‘jewel from Alabanda’, an ancient city in Asia Minor where these stones were cut. |