Spessartine with "star" Muscovite

Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm
Start Time: 01/22/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/29/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A pair of lovely red-orange color, gemmy, lustrous, striated dodecahedral Spessartine crystals up ot 1.1 cm across sit atop golden "star" Muscovite crystal. The piece is very three dimensional showing beautiful overall form and aesthetic quality. I don't remember seeing Spessartine like this from Pakistan before, and it is certainly different compared to most I've seen. For Garnet collectors, this is a unique specimen, and a very interesting display piece of this attractive material.

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