(1) Associated with the quartz are crystals of almandine , kyanite, biotite, and magnesite.(2) Rhodolite, a red variety that usually has a tinge of purple in it, is a mixture of almandine and pyrope.(3) There are instances of quartz on almandine, quartz intergrown with almandine, quartz as an inclusion in almandine, and almandine as an inclusion in quartz.(4) Garnet has a general grain size of about 3 mm and its composition is almandine , pyrope, spessartine and grossular.(5) She described star garnets ( almandines ) from Emerald Creek, Idaho, as opaque.
