<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31373589</termId><termName>almandine</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ A type of red garnet composed of iron aluminum silicate. Almandine can range in color from pale violet to bright red, or from purplish to brownish black. Almandine was a popular gemstone in antiquity, particularly in ancient Rome and Egypt. Today, gemstone quality almandine is mined in Asia Minor, Sri Lanka, Australia, Alaska, Africa, Norway, Sweden, and Japan.  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:40:45</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31373590</termId><termName>almandine garnet</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31373591</termId><termName>almandite</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31344471</termId><termName>garnet</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31343249</termId><termName>silicates</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31410807</termId><termName>carbuncle</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>