Spinel (Ruby Spinel) (Gem “floater”!) Chalcanthite Specimen #PREH31128

Specimen #PREH31128

it IS the only locality that I know of where Rhodochrosite occurs with STILBITE

classic form and a gorgeous satiny interior

but you don’t see pieces like this anymore

native Copper is rather rare in my experience

Spinel (Ruby Spinel) (Gem “floater”!) Chalcanthite Specimen #PREH31128It has been next to impossible to obtain fine quality Spinel specimens from Burma these days it seems. To find gem quality crystals is extremely difficult. This single floater crystal is a classic Burmese "Ruby Spinel" with very sharp, defined, lustrous, octahedral faces and a gemmy, rich red interior color. A great quality textbook octahedron for the species. This piece was mined around 2000 and is one of the better Spinels from the collection of my