Spinel on Calcite (uncommon locale)

Kaiiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Toenail, 3.0 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 06/17/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/21/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Spinel specimens are uncommon from this recent, new African locality. Six, gemmy and lustrous, pretty indigo-blue, spinel octahedrons are nicely lined up on the starkly contrasting, glassy, Calcite matrix. The large spinel is 7 mm.

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