Mineral: Spessartine and Smoky Quartz
Locality: Wushan Spessartine prospects, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
Dimensions: 12 cm x 10 cm x 6 cm

Description: Each magnified photograph details the fine crystal formations of the specimen and has a field of view (FOV) of approximately 10 mm. The top-right image displays Spessartine Garnets on Microcline Feldspar. In the top-left, the Garnets are accompanied by a smoky Quartz crystal and a single Fluorite crystal. The bottom-left photo reveals more Spessartine Garnets associated with Microcline Feldspar and Quartz. The bottom-right image shows the matrix on the side of the specimen, corresponding to the view labeled “02 – SPESSARTINE.” Wushan is a misnomer

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