Variety of garnet of orange color being in the magmatic, metamorphic rocks, pegmatiques.
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Garnet spessartite
- Translations : Spessartine, Spessartien, Spesartin, Spessartit, Spessartina, Spessartitan, Спессартин, 锰铝榴石
- Synonym : Erinite, Kashmirine, Patschinite, Spessartine
- Etymology : Of the name of the mountain Spessart, in Germany. This variety of garnet had been named first of all " granatförmiges braunsteinerz " in 1797 by Martin Klaproth.
- Discovery: 1832 by François Sulpice Beudant
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
- Hardness (Mohs) : 6.5 - 7.5
- Density : 4.12 - 4.29
- Refractive index : 1.780-1.815
- Crystal system : Cubic
- Group : Garnet
- Mineralogical Class : Nesosilcates
The gallery
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- Grenat spessartite – Spessartite garnet – Nigeria
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- GRSN0005
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- GESN9005
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- GRSN0018
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- GRSN9001
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- GRSN9005
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- GRSN9006
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- Spessartite 23.38ct Nigeria
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- Spessartite Nigeria
