Spessartine
USA - North America
(Mn2+)3Al2(SiO4)3
Description
Transparent crystal of a beautiful orange color placed at the base of a black schorl measuring 6 cm, with several tufts of white clevelandite with a very slight bluish tinge.
Hercules-Spessartine Dike, Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California
Collection of origin
Jesse Fisher, Joan Kureczka (USA)
Probable extraction year
1993
For the type locality, Aschaffenburg in the Spessart Mountains of Bavaria, Germany.
Class
Dimensions (length x with x height in cm)
5x8x4.5
Hardness (Mohs)
6.5
Density (G/cm3)
4.2
Publication
"Mineralogical Record: Sep-Oct 2002", "American Mineral Treasures", "Mineralogical Record: May-Jun 2008", "extraLapis # 50: Kalifornien"
