almandine
nounUK /ˈal.mən.dʌɪn/ · US /ˈæl.mənˌdin/
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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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 164: