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almandin

almandin is the alternative form of almandine.

Meaning of almandine

Noun

almandine (countable and uncountable, plural almandines)

  1. 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

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What is almandin the alternative form of?
Almandin is the alternative form of almandine.

Words near almandin in the dictionary

  1. almanacs
  2. almanagist
  3. Almand
  4. almander
  5. almanders
  6. almandin
  7. almandine
  8. almandines
  9. almandite
  10. almandites
  11. Almands

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