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Spessartine Garnet with Quartz

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A choice, highly aesthetic cabinet specimen of toffee-orange Spessartine Garnet crystals covering a matrix of Microcline Feldspar with three large and perfectly terminated Quartz crystals punctuating the specimen. From the Wushan Spessartine Mine at Tongbei in Yunxiao County, China, t

Product details

SpeciesGarnet, Quartz, Spessartine
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 9.5 x 6.0 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityChina, Fujian, Wushan Spessartine Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$7,500.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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