Definitions for almandine
ˈæl mənˌdin, -ˌdaɪn, -dɪnal·man·dine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. almandinenoun

   a purple variety of the ruby spinel

2. almandite, almandinenoun

   a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. almandinenoun

   A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula FeAl(SiO).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALMANDINEnoun

   A ruby coarser and lighter than the oriental, and nearer the colour of the granate. Dict.

   Etymology: Fr. almandina, Ital.

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1. Almandine

   Almandine (), also known as almandite, is a species of mineral belonging to the garnet group. The name is a corruption of alabandicus, which is the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a stone found or worked at Alabanda, a town in Caria in Asia Minor. Almandine is an iron alumina garnet, of deep red color, inclining to purple. It is frequently cut with a convex face, or en cabochon, and is then known as carbuncle. Viewed through the spectroscope in a strong light, it generally shows three characteristic absorption bands.Almandine is one end-member of a mineral solid solution series, with the other end member being the garnet pyrope. The almandine crystal formula is: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3. Magnesium substitutes for the iron with increasingly pyrope-rich composition. Almandine, Fe2+3Al2Si3O12, is the ferrous iron end member of the class of garnet minerals representing an important group of rock-forming silicates, which are the main constituents of the Earth's crust, upper mantle and transition zone. Almandine crystallizes in the cubic space group Ia3d, with unit-cell parameter a ≈ 11.512 Å at 100 K.Almandine is antiferromagnetic with the Néel temperature of 7.5 K. It contains two equivalent magnetic sublattices.

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1. almandine

   Almandine, also known as Almandite, is a species of mineral belonging to the garnet group. It is an iron alumina garnet, characterized by its deep red color. This mineral can often be found in metamorphic rocks such as mica schists, and is also used as an abrasive. Some almandines are of gem value and are used in jewelry, although most are not due to inclusions and flaws.

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1. Almandinenoun

   the common red variety of garnet

2. Etymology: [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.]

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1. Almandine

   Almandine, also known incorrectly as almandite, is a species of mineral belonging to the garnet group. The name is a corruption of alabandicus, which is the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a stone found or worked at Alabanda, a town in Caria in Asia Minor. Almandine is an iron alumina garnet, of deep red color, inclining to purple. It is frequently cut with a convex face, or en cabochon, and is then known as carbuncle. Viewed through the spectroscope in a strong light, it generally shows three characteristic absorption bands. Almandine is one end-member of a mineral solid solution series, with the other end member being the garnet pyrope. The almandine crystal formula is: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3. Magnesium substitutes for the iron with increasingly pyrope-rich composition. Almandine, Fe2+3Al2Si3O12, is the ferrous iron end member of the class of garnet minerals representing an important group of rock-forming silicates, which are the main constituents of the Earth's crust, upper mantle and transition zone. Almandine crystallizes in the cubic space group Ia3d, with unit-cell parameter a ≈ 11.512 Å at 100 K. Almandine is antiferromagnet with the Néel temperature of 7.5 K. It contains two equivalent magnetic sublattices.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Almandine

   al′man-dīn, n. a red transparent variety of the garnet.—Also Al′mandin. [Earlier Alabandine—Low L. alabandina—Alabanda, a town in Caria, a province of Asia Minor, where it was found.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of almandine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of almandine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=almandine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Almandine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=almandine
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almandine
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almandine
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=almandine
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=almandine