Spinel doubly terminated gemmier and show excellent crystal

gemmier and show excellent crystal form

The finest examples of this mineral are found at the Lily Mine

For the most part

with no visible point of attachment that I can detect

A beautiful pair of matched complex

Spinel doubly terminated gemmier and show excellent crystalHere we have a fantastic nearly full sized thumbnail crystal of Spinel from Mogok. In reflected light, the exterior almost has a purple color, but with decent backlighting, you can see strong red pink color coming through in areas. The piece is in good shape, but there are a few minor imperfections here there that keep it from being a complete "floater". I think my favorite aspect of the piece is the fact that there is a "hollow" area on the underside