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Spessartine Garnet
- Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
- Thumbnail, 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
- Start Time: 08/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/21/2012 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Gorgeous specimen of two generations of orange, super GEMMY Spessartine Garnets coating Feldspar matrx. Tongbei is famous for these, and this does not disappoint. The first generation of Spessartines are about .1 cm in size, and they are mostly covered with superb, lustrous Garnets that range up to about .5 cm in size. The luster, gemminess, and form of these Spessartines is perfect, and the specimen just sparkles like jewels. An order of magnitude better than even the pics and one of the best thumbnails of this material we have seen. From Charlie Key's personal thumbnail collection