Spinel (Ruby Spinel) (Gem “floater”!)

It has been next to impossible to obtain fine quality Spinel specimens from Burma these days it seems. To find gem quality crystals is extremely difficult. This single “floater” crystal is a classic Burmese "Ruby Spinel" with very sharp, defined, lustrous, octahedral faces and a gemmy, rich red interior color. A great quality textbook octahedron for the species.

This piece was mined around 2000 and is one of the better Spinels from the collection of my father, Richard A. Kosnar. 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 of which many collectors probably do not have a good specimen in their collections.

ex. Richard A. Kosnar collection

Specimen # SPINELBUR5102