Spessartite / Garnet
Spessartite / Garnet
Spessartite / Garnet
Spessartite / Garnet

Spessartite / Garnet

€42,00
SKU: A293
Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Spessartine on matrix is ​​rare to obtain as the crystals often fall loose from the matrix. Here is a slightly larger Spessartite on shiny silver Muscovite. The Garnet has minor damage on the underside.
2.8x2.4x1.7 cm
15.4 g

The orange to dark red Spessartites from Loliondo are usually picked up loosely by the locals. They are rarely recovered (and offered) with the loose matrix. The crystals usually show the icositetrahedron, more rarely the rhombic dodecahedron. Hematite inclusions are responsible for a red color. Other inclusions include Braunite, Muscovite, Quartz and Zircon.