almandine vs garnet

almandine and garnet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
almandine	Yes	No	No	No
garnet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, garnet is a hypernym of almandine; that is, garnet is a word with a broader meaning than almandine:

almandine: a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
garnet: any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive

almandine (noun)	garnet (noun)
a purple variety of the ruby spinel	any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate