Spessartine on Feldspar

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This aesthetic miniature features gemmy, lustrous, wine-red, spessartine, to just over 1 centimeter, studded on a doubly-terminated, pearlescent white, lustrous, crystal of microcline, measuring 3.1 cm across. This is a competition quality specimen. I cannot emphasize enough the rarity of getting BOTH species in such exquisite form, and then on top of that the color contrast overall adds impact to the piece.