Definitions for almandite

almandite al·man·dite

Spelling: [al-muh n-dahyt]
IPA: /ˈæl mənˌdaɪt/

Almandite is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 608 anagrams from letters in almandite (aadeilmnt).

Definitions for almandite

noun

  1. almandine.

Origin of almandite

First recorded in 1830-40; almand(ine) + -ite1

Examples for almandite

almandite usually occurs in metamorphic rocks, such as gneisses or mica schists; also in granite.

Both are dark red, but while almandite tends toward a violet tone, pyrope shades toward yellow.

The so-called almandine garnets of the jeweler are frequently of the almandite class and tend to purplish red.

almandite garnet, the "almandine" of the jeweler is less abundant than pyrope, when of gem quality.

Pyrope, the magnesian variety of garnet, does not differ much in color from almandite.

Two varieties of garnet, almandite and pyrope, may exhibit the dark blood-red color especially ascribed to garnet.

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