Spinel (twinned crystal) with Chondrodite

Sungate Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen Dist., Yen Bai Prov., Vietnam
Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Start Time: 03/16/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/23/2023 7:05:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $559

Item Description

This specimen is a showy and fine quality example of the now well-known Spinel specimens from Vietnam. This small cabinet sized piece came out of the ground about around 2007, and is one of the better small cabinet / large miniature sized specimens I have offered from this locality in the auctions. A predominant, 2.2 cm, sharp, lustrous, well-formed octahedral twinned crystal (a genuine Spinel-law twin) of beautiful purple Spinel is perched atop white marble, along with additional spots of uncrystallized Spinel and a small amount of orange colored Chondrodite. Sharp twinned crystals of Spinel of this size on matrix are not common in the mineral world. Priced at $2,000 in our inventory.

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Bidding History

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$559 03/23/2023 6:59:30 pm (CDT)
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