Specimen #437
Name: Blue Spinel
Type: Mineral
Locality: Kaiiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 5.8 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm
Weight: 70
Acquired: 2007-05-03
Source: Arkenstone Auction
Label: Y
Comment: Gemmy and lustrous, dark blue spinel octohedrons to 8 mm nicely scattered on contrasting matrix of milky quartz from the NEW FINDS at an UNCOMMON LOCALITY - the Kaiiado District of Kenya. The large spinel at the top really sets this piece off. There is one broken crystal in the cluster, but this is still an excellent piece.
Minerals: Quartz (SiO2) Spinel (MgAl2O4)
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