What Is Color Change Hessonite Gemstone

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The color change garnet gemstone is a special
kind of garnet which alters its color at
correspondence to its exposure to a different
amount of light. It is an extensively desirable
gemstone due to its distinctive and rare
capability to change color in different lights. A
color change garnet stone is misconceived as
pleochroism mineral however, it does not belong
to pleochroism.
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Few Points of Color Change Garnet Gemstone

• A color change garnet stone changes its color
  tremendously when it is being put under the sun
  or normal daylight. A color change garnet stone
  (gomed) display mostly blue, brownish and green
  color when it is viewed under normal daylight.

• However, it exhibits different colors when it is
  viewed under artificial light for example under
  incandescent light. The colors like pink, bronze
  being displayed under artificial daylight.

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• The ability of garnet stone (hessonite) to change
  or alter its color is a unique and rare quality
  which only a few gemstones are capable of doing.
  Generally, gemstone displays or exhibit a unique
  color due to its competency to absorb all colors
  but not a specific one.

• For example, a green emerald stone appears green
  because it absorbs all light waves and reflects
  only green color. A gemstone shows up best shades
  of color in natural daylight by the reason of a
  balanced spectrum of light in normal daylight.

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• A color change garnet changes hue based upon the
  light source. The garnet changes its color in
  normal daylight mainly from red to green and
  additionally it also alters color from green to
  gray. Aside from this, under artificial light, it
  changes its color from pink-violet to purple.

• Similarly, under candlelight, it displays intense
  dark red color. Besides the above-mentioned
  color, a color change garnet stone also displays
  colors like yellow, purple, pink, bronze under
  different lights.

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• A color change hessonite stone is typically a
  transparent gemstone nevertheless it contains
  few inclusions which can be visible with naked
  eyes.

• It is rare to find a garnet gemstone without any
  inclusions. Color change garnet stone is found in
  different shape cushion shape, emerald cut and
  round cut are some of the popular shapes of
  garnet stone.

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