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Hessonite — specimen 0659, photo © NMNHS
Hessonite — specimen 0659, photo © NMNHS

Hessonite — specimen 0659

Origin

South Asia
Sri Lanka
Hessonite — specimen 0659, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.33 ct; size: 7.18 | 5.19 | 3.96 mm; shape: octagon; colour: medium dark red; strong; clarity: translucent; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

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

Other specimens
Hessonite — specimen 0210Hessonite — specimen 0639Hessonite — specimen 0642

More information from ‘Classification’

Hessonite

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


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