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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Apo Ali Gun, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 7 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Gemmy orangey brown, well shaped spessartine crystals partly embedded in matrix. Very aesthetic!

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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