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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm
Description

A crazy sample - although spessartine is well known from the locality, this one stands out the crowd: it shows a spectacular size (30mm across) and a completely uncommon habit with lot opf modifications and an elongated - nearly box-shaped  - habit. The faces are all highly lustrous, all edges are razor sharp, the clor is veryy intense and the contrast to snowy white matrix is very aesthetic. No significant damages to report. 

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