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Hessonite Photos

Also known as the “cinnamon stone,” hessonite is the yellow-orange to reddish orange variety of grossular garnet. Hessonites can make beautiful, inexpensive jewelry stones.

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Grossular Clinochlore
Faceted hessonites - Brazil and Canada
hessonite crystals - Italy
Faceted hessonite - Sri Lanka
oval-cut hessonite - garnet engagement ring stones
hessonite garnet - cushion cut, Tanzania
Fancy Antique Square Cushion Cut Hessonite Grossular Garnet
hessonite with bubble inclusions
Faceted Hessonites - Orissa, India
Oval Hessonite - Madagascar
oval-cut hessonite - Sri Lanka
hessonite - affordable engagement ring stones
matched pair of hessonites
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