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Spessartine Garnet
$5,000.00 €4,717 £4,060.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC8040
A stunning naturally etched light Burgundy red Spessartine Garnet on Quartz from the Navegadora Claim at Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil, within the Aimorés pegmatite district. The etched morphology produces a reticulated effect amongst the complexity of the Spessartine crystals faces. The crystal has a great lustre and grades from gemmy to translucent, the latter being more a function of the thickness rather than the quality of the crystal. The milky white Quartz matrix is also attractive, displaying a similar amount of etching. Both Spessartine and Quartz have a bright glassy lustre and once back-lit the Spessartine glows a magnificent pigeon blood red.