Garnet v. Spessartine Quartz v. Smoky - image 1

Garnet v. Spessartine Quartz v. Smoky

$500.00

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Garnet, smoky quartz, and microcline – oh my! This little beauty is a classic example of the Wushan Spessartine Mine material, with dark but clear smoky quartz and absolutely gemmy spessartines dotted all over. Some damage across the center, as seen – but prominent crystals are in good condition with sharp terminations. A great combination of classic minerals would not be complete without a few stacks of muscovite scattered throughout, giving this piece some nice green-hued accents. Photo by IFM

Product details

Species
Garnet, Quartz, SpessartineAbout Garnet →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.5 x 4.0 x 8.0 cm
Listed on09/25/2025
Locality
China, Fujian, Wushan Spessartine MineRegional guide →
SKU59347

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Garnet
Regional guide
Garnet from Wushan Spessartine Mine, Fujian, China
The garnet that made the Wushan Spessartine Mine name famous is spessartine: orange to red-orange Mn-rich garnet, usually in small but intensely lustrous trapezohedral crystals, set against cream-white feldspar and smoky quartz. The best pieces have a look collectors recognize instantly: black to tea-brown quartz points rising from pale microcline, with bright mandarin garnets scattered over the lower prism faces or carpeting the matrix like embers on snow.