Spessartine Garnet on Microcline

Item Description

These Spessartines are some of the most attractive and highly displayable specimens to come out of China. This particular piece features plenty of gemmy, sharp, lustrous, well-formed rich orange red trapezohedra measuring up to 7 mm on white Microcline matrix. The color in the Spessartine crystals is very attractive, and they are not at all pitted. These are robust crystals with good separation, so they're not completely intergrown. 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. Gemmy matrix Spessartine specimens are NOT easy to find these days from any locality.