{"product_id":"ddm3cisyhpu","title":"TONGBEI FIRE — SPESSARTINE ON SMOKY QUARTZ","description":"\u003cp\u003eTONGBEI FIRE — SPESSARTINE ON SMOKY QUARTZ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother killer acquisition from the hunt… and this one is an absolute Chinese classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn incredible Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz from the legendary Tongbei locality in Fujian Province, China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast on this piece is ridiculous — a sharp, glassy Smoky Quartz crystal rising straight through a dense blanket of fiery orange-red Spessartine Garnets. The garnets completely light up under illumination, with flashes of deep orange, cinnamon and red against that smoky termination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis association is exactly what made Tongbei famous in the mineral world. The classic specimens come from the Wushan\/Tongbei area, where spessartine commonly occurs with smoky quartz and feldspar in pockets within the granite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI absolutely LOVE the architecture of this one — the clean quartz termination towering over that sea of garnets gives the entire specimen serious presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother piece from the Hard Rock Summit hunt that I couldn’t leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz\u003cbr\u003e Wushan Spessartine Mine area, Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hunt continues… and the fire keeps getting stronger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-spec=\"1\"\u003eSmoky Quartz specimen from China.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"22sGEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49301880864987,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/3584\/4251\/files\/DdM3ciSyHpu.jpg?v=1789247208","url":"https:\/\/22sgems.com\/products\/ddm3cisyhpu","provider":"22sGEMS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}