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HESSONIT GRANAT xx from the locality on the OCHSENRIEGEL on the KORALPE in eastern Carinthia.
HESSONITE is one of the many varieties of GRANITE - in contrast to the reddish-brown ALMANDINE garnets, a large proportion of the iron ions have been replaced by MANGAN ions, hence the orange color.
Cut HESSONITE in gemstone quality is also called " MANDARINE GRANITES ".
Unfortunately, this site is already very well searched and you need a bit of luck to find a few usable pieces.
Several high-gloss HESSONITE up to 0.7 cm edge length on this step
Weight: 600 g Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 7 cm
