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Spessartine

ex Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hofmeister (GER)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.7 × 0.8 cm
Weight: 
1.00gr
Description

Not often seen: a small but nice orange coloured translucent spessartine crystal from the more obscure locality Iseyin in Nigeria. Comes from the collection of Prof. Hofmeister and with an excerpt of the publication where that material was described (and the crystal originates from that early find). Really rare stuff!

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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Best regards Roger