| |
Essonite: (Also called "Cinnamon stone") A brown or yellowish-brown variety of garnet.
Estate Jewelry: The term does not necessarily refer to jewelry that has come from an estate, but simply jewelry that has been previously owned.
Essonite ... see garnet ... hessonite
Euclase
Crystallography: monoclinic
Colors: pale green or blue some yellow, colorless
Luster: vitreous
Hardness: 7.5
Specific gravity: 3.1
Cleavage : very good
Refractive index: avg. 1.665 v. .019 ...
Some Other Varieties are Andradite, Essonite, Tsavorite, Spessartite, Melanite, Allochroite, Ouvarovite and Demantoid. This stone has a long history of use as a medicine stone and was used for healing blood and lung diseases.
Iolite ...
Named varieties of Garnet include Andradite, Tsavorite, Grossularite, Essonite, Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartite, Melanite, Allochroite, Ouvarovite, Demantoid, and Rhodolite.
Gaspetite ...
Garnet Stones are available in varieties named Grossularite, Pyrope, Almandine, Rhodalite, Andradite, Essonite, Tsavorite, Spessartite, Melanite, Allochroite, Ouvarovite and Demantoid.
Cinnamon stone: A brown or yellowish-brown variety of garnet more properly called "essonite".
Cire-perdue: see Lost wax.
These precious gemstones were name after the seeds of a pomegranate. Some variations of garnets include Allochroite, Almadine, Andradite, Demantoid, Essonite, Grossularite, Melanite, Ouvarovite, Pyrope, Rodalite, Spessartite, and Tsavorite.
 See also: Silver, Diamond, Jewelry, Gemstone, Jewel
  
|
RSS
