Name:	grossular Garnet (var Hessonite)
	Class:	Silicates
	Chemistry:	Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Calcium aluminum silicate (Hessonite contains some iron)
	Color(s):	honey, brown, brown-orange Streak: white
	Hardness:	6.5 - 7.5	SpecGrav:	3.59 - 3.68
	Fracture:	conchoidal	Cleavage:	none
	Crystal:	isometric (icositetrahedron, dodecahedral etc.) often aggregates
	Envronment:	contact metamorphics,
	Association:	diopside, wollastonite, idocrase
	Locals:	| Kenya | South Africa | Italy | USSR | Canada | Mexico | Maine/USA |
	Misc:	The name Grossular comes from the Latin Grossulara (the name of gooseberry fruit) which is the same color as the greenish variety of garnet. The name Hessonite comes from the Greek word meaning "less". Soluble in hot sulfuric acid.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Jeffery Pit, Quebec, Canada 2.) Jeffery Pit, Quebec, Canada 3.) Jeffery Pit, Quebec, Canada 4.) Jeffrey Quarry, Quebec, Canada		5.) Jeffrey Quarry, Quebec, Canada 6.) Jeffrey Quarry, Quebec, Canada 7.) Jeffrey Quarry, Quebec, Canada

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