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HESSONITE GARNET SRILANKA 5.3 CTS GNH0004-SGC-881

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SKU
Dimensions (mm)
10.400 x 9.100 x 5.800mm
Weight (cts)
5.300
Treatment
No Treatment
Colours

SRILANKA

HESSONITEGARNET

VALENCIA ORANGE

TREATMENT-NONE

SHAPE -CUSHION

CLARITY-VS

HessoniteorCinnamon Stone

is a variety ofgrossular, a calcium aluminium mineral of thegarnetgroup with the generalformulaCa3Al2Si3O12. The name is from theGreekhÄ“ssÅn,inferior, in allusion to its lower hardness and density than most other garnet species varieties.

The difference is readily detected by the specific gravity, that of hessonite being 3.64 to 3.69, whilst that of zircon is about 4.6. Hessonite has a similar hardness to that ofquartz, about 7 on themohsscale, whilst the hardness of most garnet species can reach 7.5.

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trueblueminerals
trueblueminerals
rare large gemstones and minerals
Mermaid Beach, Australia
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  • virginiemillefiori
    virginiemillefiori
    Negative

    unfortunately the colors in person under artificial or natural light look nothing like the ones posted on the listing. The stone appears very dark blue and it is hard to guess it is a parti sapphire.

  • peketrain
    peketrain
    Positive

    Very pleased with the specimen and transaction

  • scsamler
    scsamler
    Positive

    This stone made me fall in love with Padparadsha sapphire. Truly wonderful!

Bids History (1)
herbert
6 years ago
$143.00

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Overview

Listing Type : Standard
Product ID : 761453
Starting Bid : $159
Starts : 20th August 2018 03:45 pm PDT
Ends : 20th August 2018 05:04 pm PDT
* All prices are in USD