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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

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

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 ]

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.