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Mineral Specimen No. 45806:
Spessartine Garnet on Albite from Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China.

This mineral specimen of Spessartine Garnet on Albite from Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China is available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals, mineral dealer located in New York City, New York. To purchase mineral specimens from this site click on this link to go to online order form.

Detailed information on mineral specimen No. 45806:

Minerals Species: Spessartine Garnet on Albite.
Location of mineral deposit: Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China.
Description: Lustrous translucent wine-red trapezohedral spessartine garnet crystals to 7 mm across on creme-colored blocky albite crystals to 8 mm. This is an old specimen dating to 1998, one of the first I acquired from China. No damage is visible to the unaided eye, minute edge chipping is visible under 20x magnification. From my personal collection.
Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x7x4 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 1-8 mm.
Price: $250 (plus shipping).

Mineral Specimens: Spessartine Garnet on Albite from Tongbei-Yunling District, Fujian Province, China


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