Hessonite is a variety of grossular garnet. Its color ranges from yellow to orange (sometimes reddish) and it belongs to the same garnet class of the famous green tsavorite. The most important sources of gem-quality hessonite are Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Kamburupitiya mine, in southern Sri Lanka, yeld exlusively hessonite.
Estrazione di Granato Grossularia (var Essonite) a Kamburupitiya, Sri lanka
COSTA, Emanuele
2009-01-01
Abstract
Hessonite is a variety of grossular garnet. Its color ranges from yellow to orange (sometimes reddish) and it belongs to the same garnet class of the famous green tsavorite. The most important sources of gem-quality hessonite are Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Kamburupitiya mine, in southern Sri Lanka, yeld exlusively hessonite.
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