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Spessartine

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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Navegadora Claim, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm
Description

Etched spessartine in dark red color on light beige matrix! Nice contrast and wonderful texture - hard to photograph and better in person. The piece should be not underappreciated - crystals on matrix are more rare and uncommon for the locality.

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