There are 6 main types of hessonite or garnet stones: pyrope, almandine, spessartite, grossular, uvarovite, and andradite. Each type derives its color from the specific minerals present - pyrope and almandine appear red due to magnesium, spessartite appears yellow-orange due to manganese, grossular can appear various colors like red, green or yellow due to aluminum and calcium, uvarovite appears green, and andradite sometimes appears yellow or diamond-like due to iron. The document also provides locations where each stone type can be found and contact information for the presenting organization.
3. Pyrope Stone
It is a red color gemstone which has derived its red color
due to the presence of magnesium in the stone. The
gemstone pyrope looks similar to pomegranate seed and to
ruby gemstone. The pyrope garnet is found in places such
as China, Madagascar, Myanmar (Burma), South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the USA.
4. Almandine Gemstone
The almandine garnet gemstone is similar to pyrope
garnet gemstone because it also appears red. The
almandine stone is found in the places like India,
Madagascar, Brazil, USA and Sri Lanka. Besides
this, the Smaller deposits exist in the Czech
Republic, Sri Lanka
5. Spessartite gemstone
The spessaritite garnet gemstone is yellowish and
orange color gemstone which produces or appears
yellowish or orange color due to the existence of
magnesium in the stone.
6. Grossular Gemstone
The grossularite stone is constituted of aluminum and
calcium which are incapable of producing any color.
Nevertheless, the garnet stone produces different
shades and different color varying from red, green,
yellow and orange. The grossularite gemstone is
spotted from these parts of the world Brazil, Canada,
Madagascar, India, Tanzania and the USA
7. Uvarovite Stone
The stone appears like emerald stone because it
reflects only green color. The stone is found in
various part of the world such as Canada, Finland,
India, Poland, Russia and the USA.
8. Andradite Stone
The andradite stone is indifferent from its
contemporary varieties or types of garnet stone.
However, due to the presence of iron in different
structures and parts of the stone, sometimes it emits
diamond or yellowish color. The origins or source of
andradite stone are: Russia, China, Korea, USA and
Zaire.