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(SIO4)3FE3AL2 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
- Jewellery
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- almandine
1, record 1, English, almandine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- almandite 2, record 1, English, almandite
correct
- alamandine 3, record 1, English, alamandine
correct
- almond stone 4, record 1, English, almond%20stone
correct
- almandine garnet 5, record 1, English, almandine%20garnet
correct
- almandine-rich garnet 6, record 1, English, almandine%2Drich%20garnet
correct
- carbuncle 7, record 1, English, carbuncle
former designation, correct, see observation, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep violet-red garnet ... found in metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone. 8, record 1, English, - almandine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Almandine ... usually shows faces of the dedecahedron or the trapezohedron ... 9, record 1, English, - almandine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Almandine, or almandite ... is frequently cut with a convex face, or en cabochon, and is then known as carbuncle. 10, record 1, English, - almandine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carbuncle refers to any deep red garnet, usually pyrope (but also almandine) cut into a cabochon. This is an ancient term and is rarely used anymore. 11, record 1, English, - almandine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Almandite, sometimes called almandine, is the modern gem known as carbuncle (though originally almost any red gemstone was known by this name). The term "carbuncle" is derived from the Latin meaning "little spark." 12, record 1, English, - almandine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
almandine, almandite: Etymology: Possibly from the ancient locality Alabanda in Asia minor. 13, record 1, English, - almandine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
almandine-rich garnet: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 13, record 1, English, - almandine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 6 OBS
Chemical formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or FeAl2Si3O12 or (SiO4)3Fe3Al2 13, record 1, English, - almandine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- almandin
1, record 1, French, almandin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- almandite 2, record 1, French, almandite
correct, feminine noun
- almandine 3, record 1, French, almandine
correct, feminine noun
- grenat almandin 4, record 1, French, grenat%20almandin
correct, masculine noun
- alamandine 5, record 1, French, alamandine
correct, feminine noun
- escarboucle 6, record 1, French, escarboucle
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grenat alumino-ferreux [...], rouge, cubique, souvent cristallisé en rhombododécaèdre, et fréquent dans les micaschistes et dans certaines aplites. 2, record 1, French, - almandin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'almandin forme avec le pyrope une série continue par remplacement du fer par le magnésium. Comme tous les autres grenats, il cristallise en dodécaèdres réguliers ou en icositétraèdres [...] L'almandin est recherché pour être taillé comme gemme et il est fort probablement l'«escarboucle du Moyen Âge.» 7, record 1, French, - almandin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
almandin [...] (ou almandine) : [de Alabanda, en Asie Mineure] 8, record 1, French, - almandin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] l'almandin [...], qui en pierre précieuse est l'escarboucle; [...] 8, record 1, French, - almandin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
escarboucle : terme donné au Moyen Âge aux pierres rouges principalement au grenat almandin rouge. 9, record 1, French, - almandin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
grenat almandin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 10, record 1, French, - almandin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Formule chimique : (SiO4)3Fe3Al2 ou FeAl2Si3O12 ou (SiO4)3Fe3Al2 10, record 1, French, - almandin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Estudio de las gemas
- Artículos de joyería
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- almandina
1, record 1, Spanish, almandina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- escarbucle 2, record 1, Spanish, escarbucle
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Granate de naturaleza aluminicoférrica [...]; cristaliza en el sistema cúbico, formando dodecaedros romboidales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - almandina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 o FeAl2Si3O12 o (SiO4)3Fe3Al2 3, record 1, Spanish, - almandina
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