Definitions for "Spessartine"
Garnet Spessartine garnet (also called Spessartite garnet) is a type of a garnet that is orange (it varies from reddish orange to brownish orange to yellowish orange). The chemical composition is Manganese Aluminum Silicate. Crystals vary from transparent to translucent. This relatively rare gem is found in Sri Lanka, Australia, Madagascar, Brazil, Sweden, Myanmar, and the U.S.
Spessartine or spessartite, is a nesosilicate, manganese aluminium garnet, Mn3Al2(SiO4)3.Gemological Institute of America, GIA Gem Reference Guide 1995, ISBN:0-87311-019-6 The names spessartite and spessartine derive from Spessart in Bavaria. It occurs most often in granite pegmatite and allied rock types and in certain low grade metamorphic phyllites. The major sources for gem quality spessartite are Sri Lanka and Brazil.