| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Spessartine Garnet |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 23118 |
| Mineral: | Spessartine Garnet |
| Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Translucent ruby-red spessartine garnet crystals covering one face of albite matrix. When illuminated from the side the red color is quite dramatic. Internally the crystals are exceptionally translucent. One crystal has a minute chip. |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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