almandine

English Thesaurus

1. a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	garnet,
definition	:	any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive (noun.substance)

2. a purple variety of the ruby spinel (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	ruby spinel, spinel ruby,
definition	:	a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) (noun.substance)