almanditen.
/ˈalməndʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɑ(l)mənˌdaɪt/, /ˈæ(l)mənˌdaɪt/ Mineralogy.
= almandine n.
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carbuncle stonec1300
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rock ruby1544
ruby rock1562
almandine1601
rocky ruby1694
pyrope garnet1804
alamandine1805
cinnamon-stone1805
colophonite1808
carbuncle1816
grossular1819
topazolite1819
hessonite1820
uvarovite1837
spessartine1850
almandite1854
andradite1868
spessartite1868
vermeil1884
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > garnet > almandite
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1854 C. Goodrich Sci. & Mechanism 38/2 Very large crystals of spodumene and almandite, from Norwich, Massachusetts.
1883 Amer. Naturalist 17 1121 On the other hand the normal gneiss may become..garnetiferous, containing crystals of almandite.
1957 H. S. Zim & P. R. Shaffer Rocks & Minerals 104 Almandite is the ‘common garnet’ found in many metamorphic rocks.
1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 8 Aug. 31/3 Almandite garnets are usually cut in the cabochon style.
2001 Wear 251 1362/2 The garnet abrasive consists of the naturally occurring mineral almandite (3FeO·Al2O3·3SiO2), which has a hardness of 13.1 GPa.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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