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Spessartine

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The vast majority of spessartine specimens from Tongbei have a carpet of tightly-massed crystals. Occasionally, however, you get these specimens with ISOLATED crystals, which have a special attractiveness. These are extremely gemmy and lustrous orange/red crystals, with some accenting hexagonal books of silvery muscovite.

Product details

SpeciesSpessartine
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.8 x 8.4 x 3.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityChina, Fujian, Wushan Spessartine Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot 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.