Also known as spessartine garnet, it has bright orange color when it is in the pure form but an increase in the iron makes the spessartite garnet darker orange to red.

Locations:

It is mainly found in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Madagascar, Brazil, Australia, Sweden, Burma and USA. Other crystals, which are too small to facet, are found in Germany and Italy.

Crystal Structure: Cubic
Hardness: 7
Specific Gravity: 4.16
Refractive Index: 1.79-1.81
Colors: Bright orange to brownish orange to brownish red.
Luster: Vitreous

Astrological Relevance:

Being garnet, spessartite is also considered to be one of the birthstones for the month of January, which covers two zodiac signs: Capricorn (December 21 To January 21) and Aquarius (January 21 To February 21).