Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz

Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
Small Cabinet, 9.1 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm
Start Time: 05/04/2009 8:20:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/14/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Super-gemmy and lustrous, sparkling, burnt orange spessartine garnets COVER the feldspar matrix on this excellent, 3-dimensional specimen from recent finds at Tongbei, China. The three smoky quartz crystals are a nice accent and you can see where the garnets have totally encrusted blocky feldspar crystals to 3.3 cm. Nearly pristine, with only trivial periphery wear. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON.

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