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Spessartine vs Almandine - What's the difference?

spessartine | almandine |

As nouns the difference between spessartine and almandine

is that spessartine is (mineralogy) a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium having the garnet structure, with the chemical formula mn]]32+al2(si[[oxygen|o4)3 while almandine is (mineral) a type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula fe]]3al2(si[[oxygen|o4)3.

spessartine

English

Noun

(wikipedia spessartine) (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A neosilicate of manganese and aluminium having the garnet structure, with the chemical formula Mn]]32+Al2(Si[[oxygen, O4)3.

    • Synonyms

    * spessartite

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    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.