Orange Garnet 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 InchOrange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called Cinnamon Stone for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of spices, Sri Lanka. Its color is due to the presence of Manganese and Iron in the stone. It was popular with the Greeks and Romans, who used it extensively in their jewelry.

This semi-translucent stone occurs in an array of hues

The stone was discovered in 2009 by a man in Mexico as a man chasing his goat up a mountain caught sight of an unusual rock

it was thought to have fallen approximately 800

Weight: grams: 60-90 grams

This makes sapphires very durable and scratch-resistant

These “pictures” have inspired reverence for the stone in many cultures and have been believed to contain hidden messages from the past

and the green color is caused by a reaction in the stone when the chrome is introduced to water

that is not formed in the Earth’s crust

Sardonyx is sometimes treated to bring out its reddish tones

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone

When it is placed in a room

while retaining the structure of the wood