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Spessartine

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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 5.4 × 1.7 cm
Weight: 
47.00gr
Description

Super reddish-orange coloured trapezohedral crystals of spessartine on matrix. Choice representative specimen of this locality, in perfect condition.

Acquired in 2010. Ex Frank Geets specimen.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

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

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