Almandine

xTATTEREDx  · +FINE+  · *SUPERIOR*  · ≡EXCEPTIONAL≡  · ☼MASTERWORK☼

Almandine

☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ = = = ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ = = = ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ = = ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ =
Uses
Gemcrafting Encrusting
Location
Found in metamorphic layers as small clusters Found within diorite as small clusters Found within gabbro as small clusters
Properties
Material value 20☼ Fire-safe Not magma-safe Melting point 11500 °U (x) Boiling point 14000 °U (m) Ignition point none (m) Solid density 3900 kg/m³ Specific heat 800 J/kg·K Color maroon
Wikipedia article

v50.14 · v0.47.05 This article is about the current version of DF. Note that some content may still need to be updated. More Info · V

Almandines are semi-precious gems found in metamorphic, diorite, and gabbro stone layers.

In real life, almandines are reddish gems from the garnet group (which also includes pyrope, spessartine, and grossular) of a (usually dark) red variety.

Raws
[INORGANIC:ALMANDINE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [MATERIAL_VALUE:20][DISPLAY_COLOR:4:7:0][TILE:15][IS_GEM:almandine:STP:OVERWRITE_SOLID] [ENVIRONMENT:METAMORPHIC:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [ENVIRONMENT_SPEC:DIORITE:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [ENVIRONMENT_SPEC:GABBRO:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [SOLID_DENSITY:3900] Common to garnets. Range is 3500 - 4300 [STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:MAROON]

V · T · E Gems
Ornamental (2☼-15☼)	Chrysocolla • Lapis lazuli • Pyrite • Tiger iron • Turquoise • Variscite Agates Banded agate • Dendritic agate • Fire agate • Fortification agate • Lace agate • Moss agate • Plume agate • Tube agate Feldspars Moonstone • Sunstone Jades Blue jade • White jade • Lavender jade • Pink jade Jaspers Brown jasper • Picture jasper • Yellow jasper Opals Amber opal • Bone opal • Cherry opal • Gold opal • Jasper opal • Milk opal • Moss opal • Onyx opal • Pineapple opal • Pipe opal • Prase opal • Resin opal • Shell opal • Wax opal • Wood opal Quartzes Aventurine • Chrysoprase • Citrine • Bloodstone • Carnelian • Gray chalcedony • Milk quartz • Morion • Prase • Rock crystal • Rose quartz • Sard • Sardonyx • Smoky quartz • Onyx • Tigereye • White chalcedony Tourmalines Clear tourmaline • Schorl
Semi-Precious (20☼-30☼)	Amethyst • Green jade • Kunzite • Light yellow diamond • Peridot • Tanzanite • Topaz Beryls Aquamarine • Golden beryl • Goshenite • Heliodor • Honey yellow beryl • Morganite • Red beryl • Topazolite Chrysoberyls Alexandrite • Cat's eye • Chrysoberyl Garnets Almandine • Black pyrope • Blue garnet • Clear garnet • Demantoid • Melanite • Pink garnet • Red pyrope • Rhodolite • Violet spessartine • Yellow spessartine Grossulars Cinnamon grossular • Red grossular • Tsavorite • Yellow grossular Opals Bandfire opal • Black opal • Claro opal • Crystal opal • Fire opal • Harlequin opal • Jelly opal • Levin opal • Pinfire opal • Precious fire opal • Red flash opal • White opal Zircons Black zircon • Brown zircon • Clear zircon • Green zircon • Red zircon • Yellow zircon Tourmalines Green tourmaline • Pink tourmaline • Indigo tourmaline • Red tourmaline Spinels Purple spinel • Red spinel • Rubicelle
Precious (40☼)	Emerald • Faint yellow diamond • Ruby • Sapphire
Rare (60☼)	Black diamond • Blue diamond • Clear diamond • Green diamond • Red diamond • Star ruby • Star sapphire • Yellow diamond
See also: Diamond • Opal • Glass • Pearl • Stone