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Spessartine With Microcline

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Spessartine With Microcline

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Description
Locality: 
Jaba, Naray, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 6 × 3.2 cm
Description

 A beautiful specimen of well terminated gemmy spessartine crystals are host to white microcline 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

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

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