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

Spessartite / Garnet

€16,00
SKU: A298
Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Complete crystal; on the lower half of the crystal the crystal faces are indistinct due to matrix inclusions.
1.7x1.7x1.4 cm
5.5 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.