Spessartine Garnet on Albite

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This is a superbly crystallized and large garnet from the locale - Aesthetically perched high on a matrix of crystalline white albite is a large, well-formed, lustrous and partially translucent, reddish orange crystal measuring 2.5 cm across. When backlit the gemmy red highlights of color are exposed on the edges. Unlike most Pakistani garnets at 1 inch or bigger, the crystal has not started to deeply crack and separate as they often do as they approach this size from the location. It has only very narrow, small incipient crackling on the surface that does not disrupt the shape and so, it is very sharp for the size here, and gives a textbook perfection seldom seen. It is complete all around 360 degrees except for only a small tiny contact on one back corner. This crystal is like something out of a textbook, just perched nice and high on matrix! valued $900. It is stunningly 3-dimensional in person, and looks a bit carved. It is THAT sharp.