- MD-165282
- Spessartine, Orthoclase
- Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
- Miniature, 3.8 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm
- SOLD
A really cute and UNUSUAL Chinese specimen. Gemmy and lustrous, orange spessartine garnets to 7 mm are attractively attached on both ends to a sharp, glassy, partially corroded, narrow orthoclase crystal. The large spessartine "crown" at one end, above the eaten away orthoclase is neat and unusual.
Share
Shop More Minerals
Spessartine
Navegadora claim, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature, 5.3 x 3.6 x 2.0 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Yunxiao Mine, near Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 7.1 x 3.2 cm
Spessartine on Smoky Quartz
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Fujian Province, China
Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Quartz
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
Large Cabinet, 15.6 x 7.7 x 6.3 cm
Spessartine on Smoky Quartz
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Spessartine garnet
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
Small Cabinet, 7.1 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Amelia, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA
Miniature, 3.8 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Albite with Schorl
Little Three Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Spessartine Garnet (historic)
Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA
Miniature, 3.7 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Miniature, 4.5 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Thumbnail, 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Spessartine Garnet in Mica Schist
Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Small Cabinet, 8.6 x 8.3 x 3.9 cm
Orthoclase Var. Adularia
Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Cabinet, 10.1 x 9.5 x 6.0 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Toenail, 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm
Spessartine Garnet in Mica Schist
Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Thumbnail, 2.0 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
Spessartine with Quartz
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature, 4.5 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Orthoclase (twinned)
Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Prov., Piedmont, Italy
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Nani Hill, Loliondo, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Miniature, 4.4 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm