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Spessartine

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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Tinguipaya, Tomás Frías Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.9 cm
Description

Spessartine inclusions in obsidian

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