Orange Garnet
This tiny Spessartine Garnet cluster weighs almost 3g. Spessartine is an orange/red or orange garnet. It has an aluminium manganese composition. The matrix is 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
