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Almandine-Spessartine Series

Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Garnets - almandine-spessartine series -(medium size of crystals 1,5 cm) in pegmatitic matrix - Ex Garzetti - Jan 2000
 © Marco BarsantiPhoto ID: 9392    View Count: 646

Almandine-Spessartine Series

Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

A 4.7 by 3.9 cms specimen with a 1.4 cms crystal perched on top. John Sobolewski specimen and photograph.
 © John SobolewskiPhoto ID: 47474    View Count: 310

Multiple photos availableAlmandine-Spessartine Series

Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Almandine garnet. Very good 1x1 cm XL. Overall matrix size 3 x 2,5 x 2 cm.
 © Marek PatusPhoto ID: 148060    View Count: 198

Multiple photos availableAlmandine-Spessartine Series

Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Almandine 3 x 2 x 2 cm with 1,8 cm xl.
 © Marek PatusPhoto ID: 148068    View Count: 178

Almandine-Spessartine Series

Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

6.4 x 6.3 x 6.1 cm. This is not Pakistani, but a huge and fine Madagascar garnet - almost 2.5 cm across! It has super luster, sharp faces and deep burgundy color. And, it is isolated right in the top-middle of the contrasting matrix, so it shows very dramatically. This super garnet is out of the garnet collection of Bill Larson.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 164909    View Count: 150

Almandine-Spessartine Series

Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

2.1 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm. A sharp, textbook crystal of spessartine, not your usual Pakistani one but an uncommon one from Madagascar. It is perched on a perfectly-trimmed natural "base" of matrix. The crystal itself measures 1.4 cm. It is shown here under natural light, but under strong light you can see flashes of red - it is actually a deep red all ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 157175    View Count: 93
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