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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: 
10 × 7 × 6.5 cm
Description

Sharp, lustrous, gemmy, reddish crystals of spessartine on contrasting feldspar. Quite large and rich piece from this little known ans small 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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