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Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
- Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
- Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 4.5 x 4.1 cm
- Start Time: 06/30/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/07/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking example of the famous cinnamon-orange spessartines from China. The gemmy garnets are preferentially studded to richly sprinkled on the sides of the glassy smoky quartz crystal, but not on the termination faces! The spessartines have excellent luster, are very gemmy, and range up to about 7 mm in size. The stout smoky is transparent to translucent, has excellent color and is pristine! A combination jewel!