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Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan Cinnamon-orange spessartine garnet crystal perched on top of skarn matrix. The spessartine crystal is lustrous and well crystallized. No apparent damage, though internally flawed due to geologic deformation. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x4x4 cm. Size of individual crystals: 19 mm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 1826 View Count: 551 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3, Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8] | |
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Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan A wonderfully lustrous 1.1-cm garnet, isolated on contrasting white orthoclase. 6.2 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 67744 View Count: 259 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan Many large crystals of translucent red-orange spessartine garnet to 29 mm diameter. These are half crystals, the bottom half had altered into the surrounding country rock, now missing. An excellent specimen. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x3x2.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-3 cm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 661 View Count: 546 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan Large crystals of translucent red-orange spessartine garnet to 32 mm diameter. These are half crystals, the bottom half had altered into the surrounding country rock, now missing. An excellent specimen. Overall size of mineral specimen: 3.5x3x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 2-3.5 cm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 691 View Count: 494 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan A very fine, intense orange gem crystal on albite matrix. 1 1/4 x 1.0 x 3/4 inches. The crystal is 13mm x 20 mm. Crystal-Odyssey specimen. gemcrystals@aol.com |
| © Joseph A. Freilich | Photo ID: 67271 View Count: 387 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan A 4.1 by 2.7 cms specimen with a dark red crystal. JSS specimen and photograph. |
| © JSS | Photo ID: 120170 View Count: 154 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3, Spodumene : LiAl[Si2O6] | |
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Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan 7.0 x 3.0 cm. Two superb, brilliant orange modified dodecahedrons partially imbedded in the surface of a light yellow gem SPODUMENE xl. |
| © H. Obodda | Photo ID: 190081 View Count: 90 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan A 3.2 by 2.6 cms group of crystals. JSS specimen and photograph. |
| © JSS | Photo ID: 180144 View Count: 84 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Otratnaya Nunatak, Northern Gruber Mts, Queen Maud Land (Dronning Maud Land), Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica 1mm crystal |
| © Maurice de Graaf | Photo ID: 23684 View Count: 398 |
Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia Spessartine crystal (2 mm) in galena. Illustration from Charles Palache Gossan Minerals E-Book, 2002, by Vandall T. King. |
| © Van King | Photo ID: 203858 View Count: 60 |
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