Spessartine Garnet
Fanta-orange mandarin garnet. The 1991 Namibian find at Otjua near Spitzkoppe created the mandarin boom; Nigeria's Iseyin and Brazil's Minas Gerais pegmatites supply most trade material today.
Known origins & mines
Little Three Mine Ramona · United States
San Diego County pegmatite that yielded some 40,000-50,000 ct of fine orange spessartine from 1956-1994 — GIA used Ramona stones to define t…
Otjua Mandarin Mines · Namibia
The 1991 Otjua find near Spitzkoppe defined "mandarin garnet" — pure orange Mn-rich spessartine from pegmatite pockets that reset collector …
Iseyin Spessartine Diggings · Nigeria
Nigerian pegmatite diggings supply most commercial orange garnet — slightly browner than Namibian but abundant sizes feed global silver-jewe…
Ramina Mine Minas Novas · Brazil
Ramina's pockets grow orange-red spessartine with morganite companions — Brazilian mandarin material anchors mid-market faceting worldwide.…
Tongbei Fujian Spessartine · China
Yunxiao County quarries famed for vivid orange spessartine crystals paired with smoky quartz — among the most recognizable pegmatite specime…