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Almandine vs Almandite - What's the difference?

almandine | almandite |

In mineral terms the difference between almandine and almandite

is that almandine is a type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 while almandite is almandine.

almandine

English

(wikipedia almandine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe]]3Al2(Si[[oxygen, O4)3.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 164:
    • Almandine , the variety found here, is stable at temperatures of 540 to 900°C at a pressure of 200 GPa.

    almandite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) almandine

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