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almandine
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al·man·dine  (lmn-dn) also al·man·dite (-dt)
n.
A deep violet-red garnet, FeAl2Si3O12, found in metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone.
[Alteration of obsolete alabandyne, from Middle English alabandine, from Late Latin (gemma) alabandina, (gem) of Alabanda, from Alabanda, a town of ancient Asia Minor.]
almandine [ˈælməndɪn -ˌdaɪn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
[from French, from Medieval Latin alabandīna, from Alabanda, ancient city of Asia Minor where these stones were cut]
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Noun1.almandine - a purple variety of the ruby spinel
ruby spinel, spinel ruby - a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)
2.almandine - a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicatealmandine - a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
almandite
garnet - any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
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Previously on Lee, the following minerals had been identified: - Twelve (12) orthopyroxenes; - Sixteen (16) clinopyroxenes (two eclogitic and one high-pressure eclogitic); - one (1) G11 garnet; - one (1) G11 garnet; - five (5) eclogitic garnets - one (1) chromite; - four (4) ilmenites; - one (1) olivine; - one (1) amphibole; and, - seventeen (17) garnets identified as either G5 or almandines and most likely coming from the property or other regional source.
Black, Lee and Tolstoi Properties: Follow-Up Exploration by Business Wire
Twelve (12) orthopyroxenes, of those, four (4) were deemed OP5; Sixteen (16) clinopyroxenes of which, two are eclogitic and one high-pressure eclogitic; one (1) G9 garnet; one (1) G11 garnet; five (5) eclogitic garnets; one (1) chromite; four (4) ilmenites; one (1) olivine; one (1) amphibole; and Seventeen (17) garnets identified as either G5 or almandines and most likely coming from the property or other regional source (see BRDC press release, July 19, 2005).
Big Red Diamond Corporation/Lee Property: Completion of Ground ... by Business Wire
Of note, the micro-probe identified: 12 Orthopyroxenes (4 OP5) 16 Clinopyroxenes (2 eclogitic and 1 High Pressure eclogitic) 1 G9 garnet 1 G11 garnet 5 Eclogitic garnets 1 Chromite 4 Ilmenites 1 Olivine 1 Amphibole; as well as, 17 garnets identified as either G5 or Almandines and most likely coming from the property or other regional sources.
BRDC/Lee Property: Initial Exploration Results by Business Wire
 
 
 
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