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Spessartine Feldspar & Smoky Quartz

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Spessartine Feldspar & Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.7 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.50cm
Description

A well terminated transparent smoky quartz crystal is studded with and included by gemmy bright orangey brown spessartine crystals.

The spessartine crystals are also spread over the crystallised feldspar.

From the initial Wushan Mine find in the early 90's.

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
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