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Spessartine, Albite

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Over a dozen gemmy, lustrous, dark red crystals of spessartine on a stark white contrasting matrix of large, EUHEDRAL crystals of albite - with a gemmy quartz crystal sticking out of one side. What makes this specimen nice is the fact that the spessartines are on the lustrous faces of sharply-formed albite crystals rather than nebulous or lumpy albite. The largest spessartine measures 0.8 cm; most are smaller.

Product details

SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.4 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Albite
Mineral guide
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sodium plagioclase famed for snow-white cleavelandite blades and Alpine pericline crystals; pegmatite matrices, bright luster, and appeal.
Regional guide
Albite from Shengus
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    Spessartine, Albite - Shengus, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan