What is "essonite"

Essonite \Es"so*nite\, n. [Named from Gr. ? inferior, because not so hard as some minerals it resembles, e. g., hyacinth.] (Min.) Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See Garnet.

n. (context mineral English) cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet.

n. a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: cinnamon stone, hessonite]