Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz

Item Description

Gemmy and lustrous, burnt orange spessartine garnets to 5 mm are festooned on all sides of the dramatic LARGE CABINET smoky quartz crystal from recent finds at Tongbei, China. The glassy smoky is transparent to translucent. Very interestingly, the water-clear termination is garnet-free, BUT has included garnets and preferentially frosted faces! The termination is very nearly pristine, with only infinitesimal edgewear. Two spots of contacting are noted on the sides of this sharply psuedohexagonal crystal, but have no damage, per se. A striking, highly representative large combination material from this noted locale.