Spessartine Garnet on doubly-terminated Smoky Quartz

Item Description

These Spessartines are some of the most attractive and highly displayable specimens to come out of China. This particular piece features many fine quality, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, strong orange trapezohedral crystals of Spessartine which are sitting atop a doubly-terminated, black Smoky Quartz crystal. The color in the Spessartine crystals is very attractive, and they are not at all dull or pitted. I haven't seen many doubly-terminated Smoky Quartz crystals from the locality, especially one with such a beautiful coverage of Spessartines. This material is becoming less and less available on the market, and keep in mind that there are only a few worldwide localities that produce this color of Spessartine in fine specimens. Gem orange Spessartine specimens are NOT easy to find these days from any locality.