Spessartine on Smoky Quartz with Albite

Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 10/13/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/24/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A 1.8 cm, very sharp, rather lustrous, striated, dodecahedral, deep red color crystal of Spessartine Garnet which is sitting on the reverse side of a notably sharp and very lustrous Smoky Quartz crystal with accenting Albite and Muscovite. The specimen is interesting as it's crystallized on both sides, but it seems to me that the Quartz had at one point separated from the pocket wall, and then the Garnet, Albite and Muscovite were later deposited. It's an oddball piece as you can see from the photos because either side could be considered the "front" as one side shows a beautiful pristine Smoky Quartz crystal, and the other side looks like a completely different specimen. Valued at $900.

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