Tiny Garnet plus
This complex Spessartine Garnet Elbaite Mica Quartz Feldspar matrix 60*30*44mm weighs 329ct or 65.8g. Spessartine is an orange/red or orange garnet. It has an aluminium manganese composition. The matrix is highly UV reactive and other minerals show under UV light. This specimen is from Pakistan, where it was sourced locally by our Karachi-based partner, Lawrence Handicrafts.
Chakra: Sacral, Solar Plexus
Colour: Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Brown
Emotional: companionship, confidence, friendship, intimacy, joy, pleasure
Mental/intellectual: concentration, analysis
Spiritual: balance, inner growth
Astrology: Aquarius
Birthstone: January
Location: Australia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Mozambique, Pakistan, Tanzania
Rarity: rarer
Crystal system and habit: Isometric; massive, crystalline
Mineral group: Garnet
Mineral class: Neosilicate
Hardness: 6.5-7.5
Formula: Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
