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Spessartine

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Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 9 × 5.5 cm
Weight: 
900.00gr
Description

This specimen features over a dozen sharp, lustrous, gemmy, rich-red textbook trapezohedra of Spessartine aesthetically sitting atop a mound of beautifully contrasting quartz crystals, plus minor silvery Muscovite.

The Spessartines are virtually undamaged and complete all the way around. Strong backlighting shows the superb color in these crystals and the aesthetics are excellent.

Beautiful old time specimen from Karl Pröpstl collection - aquired 1979

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spessartine

Formula: 
Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sommer quarry, Wendelberg, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Spessart, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany