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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 1 × 1.2 cm
Description

Crazy elongated Spessartine. The crystal is high lostrous and shows a deep red color. An amazing an rare shape for that location. A morphologic jewel. One pic shows the crystal with backlight and the other pic shows the other side of the crystal under normal light. One side shows some trace of the Quartz matrix.

Please watch also the video in HD to see the whole crystal!!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spessartine

Formula: 
Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sommer quarry, Wendelberg, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Spessart, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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