Spessartine

Spessartine

Spessartine was named by François Sulpice Beudant after the site in the Spessart Mountains in Germany in 1832

Data

Formula

Mn2 + 3Al2 (SiO4) 3
Color Red, reddish, orange, yellowish brown, reddisch brown or brown
Gloss Glassy
Hardness 6½ - 7½
Specific Weight 4.12 - 4.32
Crystal System Isometric
Transparency Transparent, Translucent
Location Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Nambia

Spessartine was previously distinguished as a "manganese" garnet by Henry Seybert in 1823 using mineral from Haddam, Connecticut, USA.

Originally this mineral, which comes from the Spessart Mountains, was called "granatförmiges Braunsteinerz" by Martin Klaproth in 1797. Spessartine occurs in magmatic, metamorphic and pegmatitic rocks.

There is a possibility to interchange Andalusite, Chysoberyl, Hessonite, Titanite, Opaas & Fire Opal

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