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Spessartine

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RBR569924

Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.2 × 3.1 cm
Description

This a very good specimen for the locality and for the mineral. The garnet shows a very good color and termination, no damages at all. The most interesting fact are the different style of the crystals faces as you can see in the close-ups. 

A very good specimen with interesting details!

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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