Spinel (Ruby Spinel) ("floater" twin)

Spinel (Ruby Spinel) ("floater" twin)When it comes to Ruby Spinel, Mogok is the world leader in terms of producing the finest crystals ever known. Not only are these crystals highly desirable on the market, but when you find a complete "floater" twin like this, it's even more satisfying. This beautiful specimen shows classic textbook twinning on the {111} octahedral face creating a gorgeous thumbnail. The color is a wonderful pinkish red and the crystal shows an intense red fluorescence

medium yellow color hexagonal crystal of Fluorapatite measuring 8 mm sitting on fibrous lightweight "Mountain Leather" matrix

A top miniature of this now classic "Alpine-type" material

antimony sulfosalt

This thumbnail sized group features a few sharp

The Galena crystals are essentially cubic in habit but show a slight amount of what I would describe as being slightly “built-up” with minor stepped faces almost resembling "Cathedral Gothic" Pyrite

as very few crystals from this locality are gemmy

Specimen #VIVBOL81804

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termites (Isoptera)

He was also the founder of the Valtellinese Mineralogical Institute

I love this piece

outside of the periphery / base where it was removed from the pocket