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Spessartine On Feldspar

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Spessartine On Feldspar

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Description
Locality: 
Latinka, Ardino, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.1 × 6.4 × 5 cm
Description

A large matrix composed of crystallized feldspar hosts several gemmy, lustrous, trapezohedral crystals of spessartine. A fine example from this rare and unusual Bulgarian 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

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group

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