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Spessartine Garnet from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Spessartine Garnet from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Spessartine Garnet from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Spessartine Garnet from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Spessartine Garnet from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 48205
Mineral:Spessartine Garnet
Locality:Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Large single crystal of transparent-to-translucent red-brown spessartine garnet with corner contacts and remnants of limonite-stained albite matrix included in areas. The spessartine garnet has lustrous, striated faces, and trapezohedral crystal form.
Overall Size:30x24x23 mm
Crystals:30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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