almandine
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Definition of almandine
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)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.”
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Etymology
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.
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