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Ruby Spinel (ex Rich Kosnar Collection) 
Back to CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends December 29th
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma
- Starting Time:12/22/2011 06:45:00 PM(CST)
- Ending Time:12/29/2011 06:45:00 PM(CST)
Time Left:Auction Is Closed
- Size:Small Cabinet
- Size Description:5.4 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Description:It has been next to impossible to obtain fine quality Spinel specimens from Burma these days it seems. Matrix specimens of Spinel are uncommon, but to find gem quality crystals on matrix is extremely difficult. Here we have a classic 6 mm Burmese "Ruby Spinel" crystal with very sharp, defined, lustrous, octahedral faces and a gemmy rich red color sitting on white marble matrix. This piece was mined around 2000. The best of these specimens are simply the finest in the world for what they are. This is an example of a non-pegmatite gem mineral for which many collectors probably do have a good specimen in their collections. Valued at $850.
