Spessartine Garnet Smoky Quartz from Tongbei, Fujian Province, China #12

This piece features an outer layer of Spessartine garnets and some of these pieces also have included garnets. These are lovely specimen from a classic locale! The mine is closed and these specimens are no longer being produced. A classic Spessartine Garnet and smoky quartz combination specimen from Tongbei, in Fujian Province of China (near where the famous Fujian teas come from!). These beautiful combination specimens once come out in abundance in the past, however it has slowed to a trickle the last few years and most of the mines in the region have shut down with only sparse modern production. This cabinet-sized piece features a Smoky Quartz crystal with bright orange-red Spessartine Garnets. Garnets have wonderful color, transparency and sparkly luster. This is a handsome from a locality that has dwindling Spessartine production. It would have come out in the late 1990s or early 2000s. These were purchased on 09/11/2001
54mm in length x 14mm in width x 14mm in depth
18.9 grams