Andradite

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  • noun. A green to brown or black calcium-iron garnet, Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A variety of common garnet containing calcium and iron. See garnet.
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  • noun. A nesosilicate mineral of the garnet group with chemical formula Ca3Fe2Si3O12.
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  • noun. a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone
    • Word Usage
    "These are all silicates, the almandite garnets being silicates of iron and aluminum; the pyrope garnets are silicates of magnesium and aluminum; the hessonite garnets, silicates of calcium and aluminum, and the andradite garnets, silicates of calcium and iron."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    garnet  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    demantoid  
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