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Spessartine

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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm
Description

Gorgeous orange-red sparkling translucent crystals of spessartine completely coating at a feldspar crystal matrix. No damage.

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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