| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Spessartine Garnet on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 14654 |
| Mineral: | Spessartine Garnet on Quartz |
| Locality: | Shengus, Skardu Road, Gilgit, Pakistan |
| Description: | Superb translucent, dark red spessartine garnet crystals perched on milky quartz matrix. These are among the best spessartine crystals I have ever seen. The largest crystal has small, irregular area where muscovite was. With old label from H. Obodda. |
| Overall Size: | 5x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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