{"id":1838,"date":"2026-05-17T15:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mineralien-weltweit.com\/product\/spessartine-microcline-tongbei-china\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:04:54","slug":"spessartine-microcline-tongbei-china","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mineralien-weltweit.com\/en\/product\/spessartine-microcline-tongbei-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Spessartine on Microcline from Tongbei, China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"246\">This spessartine specimen comes from the Tongbei mining area in Fujian Province, China. Numerous orange to reddish-orange spessartine crystals occur on a light-colored microcline matrix. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"499\">The garnets are distributed across several areas of the matrix and display a distinct vitreous luster. Their strong color contrasts clearly with the white to cream-colored microcline. With a length of 10 cm, the piece belongs to the cabinet specimen size category.  <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"dkerqy\" data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"554\">Spessartine from the Classic Tongbei Locality<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"847\">The Tongbei mining area in Yunxiao County is internationally known for spessartine specimens from the Wushan Spessartine Mine. Since the late 1990s, numerous combinations of orange spessartine, light-colored microcline, and occasionally smoky quartz have reached the mineral market from this locality. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"1074\">The spessartine crystals commonly occur as small, well-formed trapezohedral crystals. The combination of orange garnet and light-colored microcline matrix is characteristic of the well-known specimens from Tongbei. <\/p>\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableContainer\">\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1573\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<thead data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1097\">\n<tr data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1097\">\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1086\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Feature <\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1097\" data-col-size=\"md\">Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1573\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<tr data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1132\">\n<td data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1118\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Mineral<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1132\">Spessartine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1163\">\n<td data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1150\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Associated Mineral<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1163\">Microcline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1245\">\n<td data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1174\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Locality<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1245\">Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1283\">\n<td data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1260\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Dimensions<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1283\">10.0 \u00d7 6.5 \u00d7 3.0 cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1303\">\n<td data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1294\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Weight<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1303\">233 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1331\">\n<td data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1318\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Specimen Size<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1331\">Cabinet specimen <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1369\">\n<td data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1340\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Color<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1369\">Orange to reddish-orange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1391\">\n<td data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1378\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Luster<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1391\">Vitreous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1456\">\n<td data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1407\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Crystal Form<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1456\">Small, predominantly trapezohedral crystals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1504\">\n<td data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1466\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Matrix<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1504\">White to cream-colored microcline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1573\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<td data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1520\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Special Feature<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1573\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Spessartine from the classic Tongbei locality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This spessartine specimen comes from the Tongbei mining area in Fujian Province, China. Numerous orange to reddish-orange spessartine crystals occur on a light-colored microcline matrix. The garnets are distributed across several areas of the matrix and display a distinct vitreous luster. Their strong color contrasts clearly with the white to cream-colored microcline. 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