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Spessartine & Feldspar

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Description
Locality: 
Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

A showy one from China: extremely lustrous and bright orange-reddish spessartite crystals settle on crystallized feldspar with some smoky quartz.

Although the quartzes show some damage the sample is extremely showy both in contrast of the garnets to the whitish feldspar as well as for the quality of the transparent garnet crystals which show a real gemmy "fire" ...

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

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group

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In case you are not happy with a specimen, you may send it back within 4 weeks. After receipt, i will refund the price minus shipping costs. Please inform me before sending an item back. If you have any questions (or maybe complaints) please feel free to contact me.

Best regards Roger