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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3 × 1 cm
Weight: 
29.00gr
Description

A stunning Spessartine garnet cluster, featuring numerous of pristine, highly lustrous, beautifully shaped, deep orange crystals.

Such specimens were once offered in larger quantietis by Chinese dealers, but are very rare on the market today.

The stated weight includes the acrylic 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