Almandine-Spessartine Series

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A sharp, textbook crystal of spessartine, not your usual Pakistani one but an uncommon one from Madagascar. It is perched on a perfectly-trimmed natural "base" of matrix. The crystal itself measures 1.4 cm. It is shown here under natural light, but under strong light you can see flashes of red - it is actually a deep red all through. Ex. Noted thumbnail collection of Allan Young.[Note: The garnets from Ialamitana, has been found to be an intermediate almandine-spessartine, MinRec 29, p. 132]