▁Category : Fil ms ▁shot ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Category : Home ▁invas ions ▁in ▁film ▁Category : Pol ice ▁detect ive ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Al m and ine ▁( ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁al m and ite , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁min eral ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁gar net ▁group . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁al ab and icus , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁applied ▁by ▁Pl iny ▁the ▁E lder ▁to ▁a ▁stone ▁found ▁or ▁worked ▁at ▁Al ab anda , ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Car ia ▁in ▁Asia ▁Minor . ▁Al m and ine ▁is ▁an ▁iron ▁al um ina ▁gar net , ▁of ▁deep ▁red ▁color , ▁incl ining ▁to ▁pur ple . ▁It ▁is ▁frequently ▁cut ▁with ▁a ▁convex ▁face , ▁or ▁en ▁cab och on , ▁and ▁is ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁car b un cle . ▁View ed ▁through ▁the ▁spect ros cope ▁in ▁a ▁strong ▁light , ▁it ▁generally ▁shows ▁three ▁characteristic ▁absor ption ▁bands . ▁ ▁Al m and ine ▁is ▁one ▁end - member ▁of ▁a ▁min eral ▁solid ▁solution ▁series , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁member ▁being ▁the ▁gar net ▁py ro pe . ▁The ▁al m and ine ▁cry stal ▁formula ▁is : ▁Fe 3 Al 2 ( Si O 4 ) 3 . ▁Mag nes ium ▁subst it utes ▁for ▁the ▁iron ▁with ▁increasing ly ▁py ro pe - rich ▁composition . ▁ ▁Al m and ine , ▁Fe 2 + 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 2 ,