Meanings
plural almandines
- countableuncountablechemistryA 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 164Synonyms: almandite, common garnet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
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Origin
- Latinalabandina
- Englishalmandine
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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Catalan almandina
- almandinamineral
Chinese Mandarin 鐵鋁榴石 /铁铝榴石
- 鐵鋁榴石 /铁铝榴石 (Tiělǚliúshí)mineral
Finnish almandiini
- almandiinimineral
French almandin, almandine
- almandinmineral
- almandinemineral
German Almandin
- Almandinmineral
Italian almandino
- almandinomineral
Japanese 鉄礬柘榴石, アルマンディン
- 鉄礬柘榴石 (Tetsubanzakuroishi)mineral
- アルマンディン (Arumandin)mineral
Malay almandin
- almandinmineral
Polish almandyn
- almandynmineral
Portuguese almandina, almandita
- almandinamineral
- almanditamineral
Romanian almandin
- almandinmineral
Russian альманди́н
- альманди́н (alʹmandín)mineral
Spanish almandino, almandita
- almandinomineral
- almanditamineral
Swedish almandin
- almandinmineral
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almandine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almandine
“almandine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almandine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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