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Size: 8×5.2×4cm

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Estimate: No Reserve

Final Price: RMB 8,000

This fine piece is a sticking up big Smoky Quartz crystal，which is well-formed with lustrous termination and faces，which is almost completely covered by small sparkling，equant Spessartine crystals of a warm golden orange hue that creeping up from the bottom of the Quartz prism，showing classic quality while at the same time distinctive.
Tongbei，Yun Xiao，zhangzhou，Fujian province，china
For the shape and color of the crystal of Garnet is quite similar to pomegranate seed，hence the name“garnet”.It was called“ZI YA WU”in ancient China.The locality of Tongbei village，Yun Xiao County，Zhangzhou prefecture，Fujian province，is one of the most important garnet specimens deposit in the world.The combination specimen of Smoky Quartz and Spessartine produce in this locality are one of the most representative star mineral of China，which became a must-have among Garnet aficionados，as well as collectors of Chinese minerals.Spessartine is one of the important species of the garnet family，orange-red and orange-yellow is the best color.It’s a pity that because of the overexploitation of the early years，the resources of this kind of specimens have been almost exhausted，and its rarity makes it to become more valuable at today’s market.