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Smoky Quartz & Spessartine

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Smoky Quartz & Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 9.1 × 4.7 cm
Description

Where to begin? The smoky quartz crystals show morion color, they are all razor sharp terminated and the luster is over the roof. The Spessartine crystals show fantastic, intense orange color and they are also very glossy. Then there is this amazing contrast of light matrix, nearly black smokies and orange spessartine - it is such an eye-catching specimen! There are only few broken (directly at the base) smokies, but main crystals in the center are in excellent condition. Also there are no significent damages to the spessartine crystals. The specimen is well formed and full of amazing details.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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

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