Crossword clues for hessonite
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hessonite
1820, from French essonit (1817), from Greek heson "less" + -ite (2). So called because it is lighter than similar minerals.
Wiktionary
hessonite
n. An orange, cinnamon, or pinkish garnet.
WordNet
hessonite
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.