Hessonite is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 340 anagrams from letters in hessonite (eehinosst).
Greek hēsson- (stem of hḗssōn) less, inferior + -ite1
The hessonite garnets are frequently brownish red and are sometimes called "cinnamon stones."
Certain stones, notably the peridot (or chrysolite) and the hessonite (or cinnamon stone), have an oily luster.
hessonite garnet, the cinnamon stone or "hyacinth" (incorrect) of the trade, comes mainly from Ceylon.
hessonite garnet furnishes yellowish-red and brownish-red stones, which are sometimes also called "cinnamon stones."
hessonite is rather a soft stone, its hardness being about that of quartz or 7, whilst the hardness of most garnet reaches 7.5.
Brown garnet (hessonite or cinnamon stone), sometimes wrongly called hyacinth in the trade, is of a deep reddish-brown color.
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