Spessartine, Navegador Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Mined 2003, Kalaskie Collection #535, Miniature 3.5 x 3.5 x 4.2 cm, $650. Online 11/9.
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Glassy luster, semi-transparent deep brown/red spessartine with no point of attachment. Well crystallized to all sides. From the great find in 2003. Tiny edge rubs but overall in excellent condition. Specimen acquired from Frank & Wendy Melanson-Hawthorneden Minerals of Ontario. Betty Kalaskie Collection #535.