hessonite
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How to use hessonite in a sentence
hessonite is rather a soft stone, its hardness being about that of quartz or 7, whilst the hardness of most garnet reaches 7.5.
Certain stones, notably the peridot (or chrysolite) and the hessonite (or cinnamon stone), have an oily luster.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeBrown garnet (hessonite or cinnamon stone), sometimes wrongly called hyacinth in the trade, is of a deep reddish-brown color.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeThe hessonite garnets are frequently brownish red and are sometimes called "cinnamon stones."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wadehessonite garnet furnishes yellowish-red and brownish-red stones, which are sometimes also called "cinnamon stones."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wade
British Dictionary definitions for hessonite
/ (ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt) /
an orange-brown variety of grossularite garnet: Also called: essonite, cinnamon stone
Origin of hessonite
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