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Spessartine With Vesuvianite

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Spessartine With Vesuvianite

Nice combination specimen

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Description
Locality: 
Taghonak, Kotizabi Hindukush, Andrab Region, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 3.8 × 2.8 cm
Description

A superb and very unusual nice combination specimen from the locality , perfect well doubly terminated gemmy spessartine crystals hosts to to cluster of well terminated vesuvianite crystals , this specimen is many time more attractive and beautiful inperson , for me it was very hard to properly photography it ,  no damage  , nice perfect spessartine- vessuvianite specimen from seller personal collection.

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

Vesuvianite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10
Strunz: 
9.BG.35
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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