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Garnet

Garnets are a set of closely related minerals forming a group, with gemstones in almost every color.

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Intense

The best colors for spessartine are vivid orange to orangy red.

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Clean

No eye visible inclusions present is rare for spessartine.

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Bright

The intense color, lack of inclusions and skillful cutting create a bright stone.

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Cinnamon

This specimen is hessonite garnet also called the cinnamon stone for its color.

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Array of faces

An amazing intergrowth of hessonite garnet crystals creates an array of crystal faces.

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Mineral Specimen

Hessonite garnet specimens are attractive and collectible.

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