Ruby Spinel (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

It has been next to impossible to obtain fine quality Spinel specimens from Burma these days it seems. Matrix specimens of Spinel are uncommon, and so are gem quality crystals, regardless of size. Here we have a classic 5 mm Burmese "Ruby Spinel" crystal with relatively sharp, defined, lustrous, octahedral faces and a gemmy pink red color. This piece was mined around 2000. 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 have a good specimen in their collections.