Spessartine

Four etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, to1.5 cm.