6727 - Spessartine

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6727

Mineral Name

Spessartine

Chemical Formula

Mn++3Al2(SiO4)3

Subcollection

Carl ‘64 and Edna S64 Heimowitz
 Donation
Associated Minerals
Quartz

This specimen is majority Spessartine and contains Quartz (SiO2).

Pale-smoky Quartz crystal with overgrowth of lustrous transparent orange Spessartine garnet crystals. Wushan, Tongbei-Yunling Disctrict, Yunxiau Fujian Province, China. 6 x 5 cm.

Spessartine and Quartz (SiO2)

Geographic Origin

Mining District

Tongbei-Yunling District
Historical Region Name
Wushan, Tongbei-Yunling District, Yunxiau Fujian Province, China
Original Attributed Locality
China
Yunxiau Fujian Province