Specimen #2485

Name: Ruby Spinel

Type: Gem

Locality: Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2012-12-28

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: It has been next to impossible to obtain fine quality Spinel specimens from Burma these days it seems. Here we have a classic Burmese "Ruby Spinel" crystal with sharp, defined, lustrous, octahedral faces and a gemmy rich 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.

Minerals: Spinel (MgAl₂O₄)

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Ruby Spinel, Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm - 36 stacked images