Large, gemmy Spinel twins (ex. B. Lockhart Coll.)

Item Description

Beautiful, large, twinned spinel crystals cover the matrix plate on this very impressive specimen from the Sungate Mine of Vietnam. The vibrant, raspberry-red crystals are very gemmy and lustrous and have textbook crystal form. The imposing large spinel is 5.5 cm across! Large for any world-wide locale and especially for gemmy quality from Luc Yen! Ex Brent Lockhart Collection (he specialized for awhile in worldwide gem crystal locality suites), and note original purchase price was $1600 or so, WHEN THEY CAME OUT. It has now been awhile since such material flowed to the market. comes with a custom-made and labeled lucite base, valued at $150, as a free bonus.