Spessartine on smoky quartz - Wushan Spessartine Mine, China
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Spessartine on smoky quartz
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Sculptural Spessartine on Smoky quartz: an aesthetic Spessartine specimen on quartz from China


A fantastic duo of two lustrous aesthetic Smoky Quartz prisms of transparency, penetrating a non-descript, off-white Feldspar matrix with numerous equant speckles of real orange Spessartines dusting the lower areas of the Quartz prisms.


Luster is brilliant, and other than a tiny nick to the termination, condition is quite excellent. The Spessartines measure up to 0.11 inches (0.3 cm) across, and, according to Bert Ottens, this was from a small pocket where the Spessartines were unusually orange and transparent and could be dubbed "Mandarin" in color, and the Quartz crystals were also unusually transparent.


Location: From Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China.


Measures: 7,80 x 5,10 x 5,6 cm in total size


And many thanks to Laszlo Kupi from Finemineralphotography for this fantastic shot! @finemineralphotography

Details
Origin
CNChina
Fujian
Wushan Spessartine Mine
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.8 x 5.1 x 5.6 cm
Repairs/ModificationsNo repairs or restorations.
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DateOwnerPriceNote
2025/06MIneral Andy
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