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Definition of Essonite
1. Noun. A garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown.
Definition of Essonite
1. n. Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See Garnet.
Definition of Essonite
1. Noun. (minerology) cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Essonite
1. a variety of garnet [n -S]
Medical Definition of Essonite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Essonite
Literary usage of Essonite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gems and Precious Stones of North America: A Popular Description of Their by George Frederick Kunz (1890)
"essonite, which has been confused with zircon, the only true hyacinth, is still
called hyacinth by the jeweler. It has a hardness of 7 and its specific ..."
2. A Manual of Practical Assaying by John Mitchell (1868)
"essonite, Cinnamon Stone.—Specific gravity, 3-5 to 3-6. This stone has an agreeable
orange-yellow tinge, ..."
3. A Manual of Practical Assaying by John Mitchell, William Crookes (1888)
"essonite, CINNAMON STONE. Specific gravity, 3-5 to 3-6. This stone has an agreeable
orange-yellow tinge, which becomes a warm and brilliant tint when "the ..."
4. A manual of precious stones and antique gems by Hodder Michael Westropp (1874)
"The essonite, or cinnamon-stone, is an alumina lime garnet of a cinnamon or
reddish-yellow tint. The hyacinthine garnet is of a dark orange-red tint. ..."
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