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Spinel 
Back to CONSIGMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends July 8th
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
- Starting Time:7/1/2010 06:45:00 PM(CDT)
- Ending Time:7/8/2010 06:45:00 PM(CDT)
Time Left:Auction Is Closed
- Size:Miniature
- Size Description:4.2 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Description:The various gem tracts around Luc Yen have produced some impressive Spinel crystals. These are easily some of the largest individual Spinel crystals to come out of any locality. This specimen is a good sized, lustrous, translucent/gemmy, sharp octahedral crystal group of Spinel. The color is a purplish-red hue, and to find crystals this size (the largest is 1.5 cm) that pass any light is rare in my experience from Luc Yen. It is not at all brown like so many I've seen from this locality either, and you can see a rich color inside when it is strongly backlit. This locality has the potential to produce some SUPERB Spinels, and if they stay on the larger size, they will set a new standard for the species.
