HESSONITE GEMSTONE
Gomed is the Indian name for the Gemstone Hessonite. Hessonite is a garnet derivative – it originates from a calcium aluminium silicate. Hessonite Gemstones is usually reddish orange or yellow orange. It's frequently referred to as the 'rahu ratna' in India – because of its long standing association with the Vedic planet Rahu – a lunar node of intersection between the sun and the moon. The gemstone takes its chemical composition from grossularite. Limestone deposits all over the world are the usual sources of hessonite. A lot of interesting gemstones discovered and used throughout history have been confused with hessonite, and its associated garnet gemstones – tsavorite, pyrope and uvarovite.
