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Spessartine Garnet from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Spessartine Garnet from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spessartine Garnet from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spessartine Garnet from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spessartine Garnet from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spessartine Garnet from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spessartine Garnet from Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 78746
Mineral:Spessartine Garnet
Locality:Conselheiro Pena District, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent orange spessartine garnet crystal, fully crystallized on all faces, with no matrix attached. The spessartine garnet is trapezohedral form with dodecahedral corner faces. Accompanied by Currier's unusual string-and-tag catalog number. Ex. Rock Currier (1940-2015) Collection #4868; originally acquired in 1989 from Luis Bareto (1950-2014); illustrated on Mindat.org (Photo ID: 685918)
Overall Size:14x14x14 mm
Crystals:14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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