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Webster 1913 Edition


Almandine

Al′man-dine

,
Noun.
[LL.
almandina
,
alamandina
, for L.
alabandina
a precious stone, named after
Alabanda
, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F.
almandine
.]
(Min.)
The common red variety of garnet.

Webster 1828 Edition


Almandine

AL'MANDINE

,
Noun.
In mineralogy, precious garnet, a beautiful mineral of a red color, of various shades, sometimes tinged with yellow or blue. It is commonly translucent, sometimes transparent. It occurs crystallized in the rhombic, dodecahedron.