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Spessartine

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Spessartine

Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Kunene River, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

A fine specimen of spessartine garnet on matrix that came out from Marienfluss, Kunene River, Northern Namibia... Weight: 28gr.

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