Spessartine Garnets on Smoky Quartz from Wushan Mine, China

Dimension: 2.1cm x 1.8cm x 1.7cm
Weight: 40 carat / 8g
Locality: Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
 
An absolutely outstanding miniature specimen of gem quality Spessartine Garnets on Smoky Quartz from the world renowned Wushan Mine of China. Highly lustrous Smoky Quartz druse with spheroidal aggregates of very well defined trapezohedral Spessartine Garnet crystals which display a very saturated reddish-orange to cinnamon-orange color, remarkable!  The Smoky Quartz is perfectly terminated and is translucent.  Comes with a high quality acrylic display box. 
 
The first specimens of Chinese garnet associated with smoky quartz and feldspar start appearing in the market in 1998. After many years of plentiful specimens, this mine has pretty much been depleted and had been shut down by the Chinese government decades ago. Spessartine Garnet specimens from the Wushan Mine are highly sought after by mineral collectors in the world and the price has already increased in multiples at the source. This is from the lot that I had acquired in 2006, until stock last.
 
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