Somaliland Hessonite Garnet, Oval, Single, 5.39 ct

This garnet material was extracted from the mines of Daarbuduq, Somaliland, and is found in a range of crystal sizes, colours and clarities. This type, hessonite, is the gem-quality variety of grossularite (grossular) garnet and is typically cinnamon-orange coloured which has earned it the nickname of the “cinnamon stone”.

External reference: Kinnaird, J. and Jackson J.A. (2000) Somaliland: a potential gem producer in the Mozambique Belt. J. Gemmology, 27, 139–154