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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78950 |
| Mineral: | Spessartine Garnet |
| Locality: | Nani, Loliondo, near Arusha, Tanzania |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent orange spessartine garnet crystal with no attached matrix. The spessartine garnet crystal is trapezohedral form with microscopic striations on the faces. Though this is a small spessartine, it has unusually good internal clarity. Weight: 1.3 grams |
| Overall Size: | 9x9x9 mm |
| Crystals: | 9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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