AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Spessartine Garnet |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 77225 |
Mineral: | Spessartine Garnet |
Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Four intergrown lustrous wine-red spessartine garnet crystals with remnants of white albite-microcline included in the bottom where they were attached. The spessartine garnet crystals are trapezohedral form and have uncommonly good color and clarity. Collected ca. 2009 |
Overall Size: | 23x21x19 mm |
Crystals: | 9-22 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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