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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.

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hessonite

n. An orange, cinnamon, or pinkish garnet.

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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.