Hessonite — specimen 0639, photo © NMNHS

Hessonite — specimen 0639

Origin

East Africa

Tanzania

Data

Weight: 1.44 ct; size: 8.78 | 5.10 | 3.35 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

More information from ‘Classification’

Hessonite

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