Spessartite ct.6.97

SPESSARTITE or SPESSARTINE Is a type of garnet family , a Manganese Aluminum Silicate with formula Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 Hardness is 7-7.5 Spessartite is also called mandarine garnet, especially the variety found in Namibia, highly prized and of a intense vivid orange color. This gem here is orange-brown and it cames from Mozambique, is eye clean ,but at the loupe we can see several smal inclusions. Size: 17.4x8.3x6 mm. Weight: 6.97 ct. CODE# 2055