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Spessartine & Smoky Quartz

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Spessartine & Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm
Description

Well developed, gemmy crystals of Spessartine garnet, richly covering the base of a single Smoky Quartz crystal. Both species are sharp edged, highly lustrous and almost excellent terminated. The colour of the Spessartine is orange-brown, the Smoky is medium brown. A realy fine piece from the heydays of this great locale.

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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