Hessonite from Somalia

Journal of Gemmology
Written By Precious Braswell
Photo by Bilal Mahmood.

Photo by Bilal Mahmood.

Somalia is not usually known as a source for gemstones, but recently hessonite garnet has been found there. The sample AGL had the privilege to examine showed an attractive orange color and good transparency as seen on the left. To read the research, check out the article below!

Journal of Gemmology, Vol 34, No 4, 2014. pp 293.

To download a copy of the article, click here!

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Precious Braswell
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