Specimen #2435

Name: Hessonite

Type: Gem

Locality: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 1.2 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm

Weight: 2.00 cts

Acquired: 2012-05-02

Source: Trinity: Luciana Barbosa

Label: N

Comment: A marquise cut Hessonite with peachy-orange color. It has moderate inclusions and weighs 2 carats. Hessonite is a variety of Grossular Garnet. This piece comes from Jeffrey Mine, a defunct locality in Canada.

Minerals: Hessonite - brownish orange Garnet

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Hessonite, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada - FOV: 8.3 x 12.4 mm - 2.00 cts - 34 stacked images