Definition of "almandite" []

• Almandine (noun)

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• "These had a composition between almandite and pyrope, that is, they had both magnesium and iron with aluminum and silica."
• "These are all silicates, the almandite garnets being silicates of iron and aluminum; the pyrope garnets are silicates of magnesium and aluminum; the hessonite garnets, silicates of calcium and aluminum, and the andradite garnets, silicates of calcium and iron."
• "Brazil, from its prolific gem gravels at Minas Novas, supplies good almandite, and smaller quantities are found in many different localities."