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Spessartine

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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Loliondo, Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2 × 1.6 cm
Description

Great sample from this famous discovery! The crystal shows a wonderful texture on all faces and this most amazing intense orange color! The assemble looks very aesthetic with minor matrix at the base.

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