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Garnet Var Spessartine

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Garnet Var Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm
Description

A wonderful sample for this famous locality - the crystal is a floater, consisting of uncountable, razor sharp steps and all faces highly lustrous. Stunning color, no internal cracks. A small jewel!

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