Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz (ex Shields Flynn Collection)

Item Description

These famous Spessartines from the Wushan Mine are some of the finest examples of the species from any modern locality. They are certainly some of the most attractive and highly displayable specimens to come out of China. This piece features many lustrous, gemmy, beautiful orange color trapezohedral crystals of Spessartine measuring up to 4 mm are sitting on a single prismatic crystal of Smoky Quartz to create a lovely thumbnail sized piece. The color in the Spessartine crystals is very attractive, and they are not at all dull or pitted. This material is becoming less and less available on the market, and keep in mind that there are only a few worldwide localities that produce this color of Spessartine in fine specimens. Matrix gem orange Spessartine specimens are NOT easy to find these days from any locality. From the collection of Shields Flynn.