FA-GARN025OH-002-343

Natural Hessonite Garnet Gemstone - orange - round brilliant - 0.88 ct

NATURAL GEMS BELGIUM STONE IDENTIFICATION : FA-GARN025OH-002-343

IDENTIFICATION

Species : Natural Garnet

Variety : Hessonite

DESCRIPTION

Shape & Cutting Style : Round, Brilliant Cut

Measurements : 5.4 x 5.43 x 3.5 mm

Carat Weight : 0.88 Carat

Color : orange with yellow fire

Clarity: I3 (Crystal inclusions are very common in hessonite garnet)

Transparency : Transparent

Dispersion : 0.027

Hardness : 6.5-7 on moh's scale

Refractive index : 1.730-1.757

Specific Gravity :  3.65

Comments: 

No indication of heating or any other treatment.

Personal note Natural Gems Belgium: 

This Orange Hessonite garnet displays a high and beautiful luster of yellow fire, it is included, has cut grade good, symmerty good to very good, polish is fair to good A highly undervalued gemstone, due to its name, that is derived from the Greek hesson for “inferior,” because hessonite’s hardness is lower than that of other garnet varieties not due to lack of beauty.