Spessartine
Spessartine, sometimes mistakenly referred to as spessartite, is a nesosilicate, manganese aluminium garnet species, Spessartine’s name is a derivative of Spessart in Bavaria, Germany, Spessartine of an orange-yellow has been called Mandarin garnet and is found in Madagascar. Violet-red spessartines are found in rhyolites in Colorado and Maine. In Madagascar, spessartines are exploited either in their bedrock or in alluvium. The orange garnets result from sodium-rich pegmatites. Spessartine forms a solid solution series with the garnet species almandine.
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Spessartine
(May differ to photo) Sale! £3.91SIZE: 4-6mm (Range)
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Spessartine
(Actual as seen) Sale! £4.90SIZE: 5 x 5 x 3mm
(0.2 x 0.2 x 0.12 inches)
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