{"product_id":"grossular-var-hessonite-1","title":"Grossular var. Hessonite","description":"\u003cp\u003e~Measurement (H)x(W)x(D) : 4x6x2.5cm\u003cbr\u003e~Locality : Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Estrie, Quebec, Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly saturated cushion of hessonite, the warm cinnamon-orange variety of grossular garnet, its crystals massed into a domed druse that glows amber where the light passes through. Dozens of lustrous, rounded crystals crowd the face in honey-gold to deep reddish-brown, each one glassy and translucent, the whole surface sparkling with facet reflections. A remnant of the pale host rock anchors one edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey Mine, at Val-des-Sources (formerly Asbestos), Quebec, is a well-known garnet locality. It is a now-closed mine that produced fine grossular before it shut, so no more is being collected from it. Hessonite owes its warm colour to traces of iron within the grossular structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHessonite forms deep underground where hot, calcium-rich fluids react with the surrounding rock, crystallising garnet in the altered zones. It grew on that host rock, which you see as the pale matrix at the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-ga-exact=\"1\" style=\"margin:0 0 12px;padding:10px 14px;background:#f6f1e7;border-left:3px solid #c9a84c;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind.\u003c\/strong\u003e The specimen pictured is the exact piece you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gleamaura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43620650156238,"sku":"25310","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/9714\/8878\/files\/ebea2ba35ea9d622cd570a92017c1a96_20a157b6-fb71-41ae-b49c-3ff396ada8a7.jpg?v=1784707679","url":"https:\/\/gleamaura.com\/products\/grossular-var-hessonite-1","provider":"Gleamaura","version":"1.0","type":"link"}