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Ruby Spinel
- Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma
- Thumbnail, 0.6 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
- Start Time: 07/17/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/24/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Spinels are typically found as single isolated octahedral crystals, but they have an actual crystal twinning habit ("Spinel-Law") named after them. This "floater" group of intergrown octahedral crystals is a classic Burmese "Ruby Spinel" with sharp, lustrous faces and deep color. This piece was mined around 2003. The best of these specimens are simply the finest in the world for what they are. This is an example of a non-pegmatite gem mineral for which many collectors probably do not have a good specimen in their collections