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Datolite with Quartz
Datolite with Quartz
Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Balangoda, near Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Smithsonite
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sphalerite on Quartz
Sphalerite on Quartz
Shuikoushan Lead/Zinc Mine, Chaling, Hunan Province, China
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Arusha, Merelani, Tanzania
Tourmaline Var. Elbaite
Tourmaline Var. Elbaite
Kunar Province, Afganistan

Spinel (rough and cut)

Spinel (rough and cut)

available

$165

Locality
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Minerals
Spinel
Dimensions
1.4 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm
Size class
Thumbnail
SID
SPINEL4

The crystal is a rare Mackle twin habit. On one face of the octohedron two twinned spinel crystals have grown. So its actually three intergrown spinels that weigh 9.90 carats. I've paired it with a facetted spinel that weighs .48 carats (.6 x .4 cm). No visible dings or damage (there are natural "contacts," in the form as it grows typically in marble).

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