Almandine
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<materials by composition> > inorganic material > mineral > garnet (mineral)
Descripción
A type of red garnet composed of iron aluminum silicate. Almandine can range in color from pale violet to bright red, or from purplish to brownish black. Almandine was a popular gemstone in antiquity, particularly in ancient Rome and Egypt. Today, gemstone quality almandine is mined in Asia Minor, Sri Lanka, Australia, Alaska, Africa, Norway, Sweden, and Japan.
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- Almandine [de]
- almandino [es]
- almandina [pt]
- almandyn [pl]
- almandite [en]
- almandine garnet [en]
- alabandicus [la]