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Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz from Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China

 
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz from Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China

Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz from Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 43765
Mineral:Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
Locality:Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China
Description:Doubly-terminated single crystal of dark smoky quartz 55 mm long with all prism faces overgrown with transparent orange spessartine garnet crystals. The smaller spessartine crystals near the termination have a yellow color.
Overall Size:60x25x24 mm
Crystals:0.5-55.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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