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almandine (garnet (mineral), mineral, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: 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 (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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| almandite (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| almandine garnet (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| almandien (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| almandiet (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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| almandijn (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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| Almandine (C,U,German-P,D,U,U)
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| alabandicus (C,U,Latin,UF,U,U)
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| almandyn (C,U,Polish-P,D,U,U)
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| almandina (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,U)
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| almandino (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................... mineral (G) |
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........................ garnet (mineral) (G) |
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............................ almandine (G,U) |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by form> (G) |
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................ <materials by chemical form> (G) |
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.................... compounds (materials) (G) |
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........................ silicates (G) |
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............................ almandine (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Een soort rood granaat dat bestaat uit ijzeraluminiumsilicaat. De kleur varieert van lichtviolet tot helderrood, of van paarsachtig tot bruinachtig zwart. Het was een populaire halfedelsteen in de oudheid, vooral in het oude Rome en Egypte. Tegenwoordig wordt almandien van halfedelsteenkwaliteit gedolven in Klein-Azië, Sri Lanka, Australië, Alaska, Afrika, Noorwegen, Zweden en Japan. |
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