2.48" Spessartine Garnets on Feldspar, China

Here is a beautiful 2.48" matrix of Spessartine Garnet on Feldspar from Fujian Province, China. Although there are some minor abrasions present, the specimen is in overall great shape, and displays nicely on a flat surface.

Garnets are nesosilicates with the general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3. Garnets come in many species, including pyrope, almandine (the most common species), spessartine, uvarovite, andradite and grossular, varieties of which are hessonite, cinnamon-stone, and tsavorite. Garnets are found in a wide variety of colors including red, orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, blue, black, pink, and colorless, though reddish shades are the most common.


Feldspars are a group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals. They are the most common minerals on Earth, making up nearly 60% of the crust.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Spessartine Garnet & Feldpsar
LOCATION
Fujian Province, China
SIZE
2.48x1.45x.56"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#32593