Hessonite Stone Beads
Hessonite
stone beads are transparent beads. They actually belonging to garnet
family. In Hindi, these beads are more popular by the name of "Gomedha".
A pure hessonite stone bead has bright golden orange color. The
intensity of this orange color is so high that it seems as a
combination of orange, honey and blood. In some beads, tints of
brown and red colors may be found. The relative hardness of these
stone beads is 7 and the dispersion limit is 0.028. The main
occurring sources of these beads are Sri Lanka, Africa and Myanmar. Hessonite stone beads can carry the cosmic ultra-violet ray. As Ultra-violet rays are the coldest color rays, therefore, these beads can be used for those diseases caused by overheating including insomnia, extreme acidity, high fever and over-sexuality.
This stone bead is useful when it is believed that the Rahu of a person is on ascendant. The zodiac sign of these beads is Aries. Other considerations regarding these beads which are prevailed in the society are that they can bring success, prestige, good children, health, fame, praise, happiness, prosperity and many more other good things. Hessonite bead having dark color should not be worn.
Hessonite Stone
Chemical Formula: Ca3Al2Si3O12
Color: Red (with orange shade)
Hardness: Up to 7.5
Specific Gravity: 3.64 to 3.69
Mineral Name: Grossular
Hessonite gem stones have another name i.e Cinnamon. This stone is a variety of Grossular mineral that consists aluminum and calcium and belongs to Garnet group. The name has been derived form Greek name " hesson". This means inferior in connotation to its lower density and harness. The prime color of these stones is red that is little bit inclined towards orange. Initially, when these gem stones were invented, these were regarded as Zircon. The important sources of these gem stones are Sri Lanka, Brazil and California (U.S.A).
