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Answer for the clue "A garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown ", 9 letters:
hessonite

Word definitions for hessonite in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1820, from French essonit (1817), from Greek heson "less" + -ite (2). So called because it is lighter than similar minerals.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: cinnamon stone , essonite ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An orange, cinnamon, or pinkish garnet.

Usage examples of hessonite.

They glowed like high-quality zircon and hessonite, separated by thinner streaks and dots of blue-white ammonia clouds.

Now Gargantua was a sphere not much bigger than Darya's thumbnail, but it glowed like a jewel, rich oranges and ochers of high-quality zircon and hessonite against a black background scattered with faint stars.