Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c47.68

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*Almandite* : *Almandine*. The Alabandic Carbuncles of Pliny were so-called because these were cut and polished at Alabanda. Hence the modern name almandine or almandite which is an iron (Feᴵᴵ) — aluminium garnet with some replacement by Mg and Feᴵᴵᴵ. This is the most common variety usually coloured brownish red and widely found in India and Sri Lanka. *Andradite* is Ca-Al (blackish) garnet.