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Magnesium Aluminum Oxide
SPINEL CRYSTAL
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SPINEL CRYSTAL
Stunning little Burmese Spinel Crystal to add to your collection. This one is brightly fluorescent. A good size showing a partial classic Spinel Crystal shape which other minerals of the same shape are referred to. We picked this on up from a trip to Myanmar many years ago. The pics were from outside and under UVA. It is Chromium that makes Rubies and Spinels red in colour. The only difference between Ruby and Spinel is Spinel has Magnesium. The crystal shape is usually an Octahedron.
Location:
Mogok, Myanmar.
Dimensions:
2.5cm x 1.5cm x 1.3cm, 5.19g.
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide
MgAl2O4.
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SPINEL CRYSTAL
Stunning little Burmese Spinel Crystal to add to your collection. This one is brightly fluorescent. A good size showing a partial classic Spinel Crystal shape which other minerals of the same shape are referred to. We picked this on up from a trip to Myanmar many years ago. The pics were from outside and under UVA. It is Chromium that makes Rubies and Spinels red in colour. The only difference between Ruby and Spinel is Spinel has Magnesium. The crystal shape is usually an Octahedron.
Location:
Mogok, Myanmar.
Dimensions:
2.5cm x 1.5cm x 1.3cm, 5.19g.
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide
MgAl2O4.
Spinel is a very attractive and historically important gemstone mineral. Its typical red color, although pinker and rivals the color of ruby. Whether these mistakes were accidents or clever substitutions of precious rubies for the less valuable Spinels by risk taking jewelers, history is unclear. The miss identification is meaningless in terms of the value of these gems for even Spinel carries a considerable amount of worth and these stones are priceless based on their history, let alone their carat weight and pedigree.
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