Spinel doubly terminated gemmier and show excellent crystal

gemmier and show excellent crystal form

The finest examples of this mineral are found at the Lily Mine

with no visible point of attachment that I can detect

which is particularly rare in my experience with this material

makes this one of the more eye-catching smaller Bournonites available

Spinel doubly terminated gemmier and show excellent crystalHere we have a fantastic nearly full sized thumbnail crystal of Spinel from Mogok. In reflected light, the exterior almost has a purple color, but with decent backlighting, you can see strong red pink color coming through in areas. The piece is in good shape, but there are a few minor imperfections here there that keep it from being a complete "floater". I think my favorite aspect of the piece is the fact that there is a "hollow" area on the underside