Spinel (Ruby Spinel) ("floater" twin)When it comes to Ruby Spinel, Mogok is the world leader in terms of producing the finest crystals ever known. Not only are these crystals highly desirable on the market, but when you find a complete "floater" twin like this, it's even more satisfying. This beautiful specimen shows classic textbook twinning on the {111} octahedral face creating a gorgeous thumbnail. The color is a wonderful pinkish red and the crystal shows an intense red fluorescence

Specimen# CO712B11

metallic silvery color

This specimen was collected by Robert Stoufer in 1989 and is a superb small cabinet display piece featuring a predominant

Specimen# CO712B94

Here we have a fantastic nearly full-sized thumbnail crystal of Spinel from Mogok

but they do have a faint peach-pink color in areas

It's still a very worthwhile piece to add to any collection of gem minerals or species from Myanmar

and most collectors do NOT have good representation of this historic and important species in their collections

This beautiful specimen has a striking color combination with gemmy colorless "Achroite" terminations

semi-lustrous

A most unusual specimen from this outcrop that was exposed and collected by Tom Hughes in the 1990s

Pakistan is the most productive country for specimens in the modern age of mineral collecting