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Spessartine on Smoky Quartz

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The Spessartine garnet crystals from Wushan Spessartine mine at Tongbei, Fujian Province, China are so good that one forgets that there are other great crystallized minerals there too. In this instance the bright orange Spessartine crystals are hosted upon a single, matrix-less, black Quartz crystal. Labelled as Smoky Quartz, there could be an argument to call it Morion as it is so darkly coloured. Nicely terminated and with glossy faces, the Quartz prism shows interesting stepped faces down its prism length. There is one small area of either contact damage, or where it was alongside another crystal, midway up one edge of the prism, but otherwise it is in great shape and is enhanced significantly by the prominent bright orange Spessartine crystal studded across certain faces and around its summit. A Chinese classic.

Product details

SpeciesSpessartine, Quartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions3.0 x 7.0 x 2.2 cm
Added on05/20/2026
LocalityChina, Fujian, Wushan Spessartine Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
07/2026Unknown Owner$750.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Mineral guide
Learn about Spessartine
(Mn3Al2Si3O12) is the vivid orange garnet prized for gemmy, sharp crystals and brilliant luster; forms with smoky quartz and feldspar.
Spessartine
Regional guide
Spessartine from Wushan Spessartine Mine, China
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei Yunxiao, Fujian - famed for saturated orange spessartine with smoky quartz, a landmark locality prized by collectors.