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Hessonite — specimen 0642, photo © NMNHS
Hessonite — specimen 0642, photo © NMNHS

Hessonitespecimen 0642

Origin

South Asia
Sri Lanka
Hessonite — specimen 0642, locality map
Data

Weight: 2.84 ct; size: 11.00 | 6.18 | 4.55 mm; shape: octagon; colour: medium orangey red; very slightly brownish; clarity: translucent; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; design ‘Octangulum’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Hessonite — specimen 0659Hessonite — specimen 0210Hessonite — specimen 0639

More information from ‘Classification’


Also known as ‘cinnamon stone’; a golden orange variety of grossular.