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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 6.7 × 3.7 cm
Description

This fine, contrastful specimen features over a dozen gemmy, lustrous, dark red crystals of spessartine on a stark white contrasting matrix of large, euhedral crystals of albite - with a bundle of lustrous Muscovite out of one side. The Spessartine is well formed, sharp edged and high lustrous. So far I can see, there is no remarkable imperfection worth to be reported. What makes this specimen nice is the fact that the spessartines are on the faces of sharply-formed albite crystals rather than nebulous or lumpy albite. The largest spessartine measures 0.8 cm; most are smaller. A super piece comes with a fine and superb fitting acryliuc base.

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
Wendel Minerals

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