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Edit: the title should list spessartine as a species not a variety

Garnet sp. Spessartine on Quartz var. Smoky

Wushan Spessartine Sites, Fujian, China

(Mn2+)3Al2(SiO4)3, Isometric | SiO2, Trigonal

max. 32mm

A specimen representing the classic association of spessartine garnets and smoky quartz from the famous, chinese locality. This particular piece features a number of golden and orange, gemmy spessartine crystals sprinkled atop a perfectly water-clear smoky quartz crystal and is belived to have come from the earliest site production (1998-2001). Once abundant in the market, currently this type of specimens is limited to releases from collections as the site is now within the borders of a national park.

Please note that the use of "Wushan Spessartine Sites" insted of "Wushan Spessartine Mine" for the locale name is deliberate and not a mistake. Given unclear factual status of this locality production, it is more likely to reflect actual conditions of specimens being collected across several sites scattered around the Wu mountain area insted of being mined in a singular mine.

Quartz var. Amethyst

Boudi, Souss-Massa, Morocco

max. 25mm

SiO2, Trigonal

A pefectly TN-sized example of hourglass amethyst from one-of-a-kind locale in the Central Anti-Atlas massif.

Fluorite

Okorusu, Namibia

max. 21mm

CaF2, Isometric

An example of relatively new production from Namibian mine Okorusu. Most desirable specimens exhibit a crosslike colour zoning; with purple hearts contrasting sharply against mint green bodies of crystals and deep blue bands towards the outer edges.

Malachite

Katanga, DR Congo

max. 28mm

Cu2(CO3)(OH)2, Monoclinic

Two intertwined malachite stalactites from Congolese region of Katanga typically associated with the species.

Quartz var. Amethyst

Vera Cruz, Mexico

Vera Cruz is a classic locality for ametysths. However, this particular piece has the aesthetics to make it worth my collection which truly appreciates the beauty and uniqueness. Perfectly shaped crystals forming a V just hit the spot.

Corundum var. Sapphire

Niwitigalla, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

max. 26mm

Al2O3, Trigonal

This peculiar specimen of a sapphire from a classic lacality present an extremely unusual pattern of growth resulting in multiple "bends" of crystal axis. The multigenerational growth exhibits a certain repetition of conditions with crystals being bright yellow in the beginning and turning deep, dark blue at their terminations.

Corundum var. Sapphire

Niwitigalla, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

max. 26mm

Al2O3, Trigonal

This peculiar specimen of a sapphire from a classic lacality present an extremely unusual pattern of growth resulting in multiple "bends" of crystal axis. The multigenerational growth exhibits a certain repetition of conditions with crystals being bright yellow in the beginning and turning deep, dark blue at their terminations.