Description
This spessartine is from the Wushan Spessartine Mine in Tongbei, Yunxiao Co. Zhangghou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China. This locale contains seventeen different mineral species including spessartine (garnet). It is a silicate and contains the elements Mn, Al, Si, and O. This specimen consists of a feldspar crystal matrix that hosts dozens of translucent to transparent smokey quartz crystals, feldspar, mica and gem spessartine garnets. The garnets have a trapezohedral morphology with sharp edges and well defined growth patterns on the faces. The matrix has been sawed on the bottom and side surfaces. This piece measures 5 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 inches or 134 x 60 x 32 mm.
For insurance purposes this piece will need to be shipped Priority Mail International Please select this option in the checkout process.
