SPESSARTITE ( Spessartine ) Mn3Al2[SiO4]3 Great specimen with all the right elements to catch the eye and pop out the cabinet. Lots of dark Smokey quartz crystals with generous sprinkling of gemmy Spessartines giving it a rich look.The crystals sit on granites of late Yanshanian Epoch. (80-139 million years) A better representative specimen from this now classic Chinese location. See Min. Record, Jan-Feb 2005 page 42. From Fujian Prov., near Tongbei, China. Size is (10.8cm)4-1/4"w x (10.8cm)4-1/4"d x (4.4cm)1-3/4"thick. Weight 0.96 lbs.
