Sapphirine spinel Only the front and back

Only the front and back crystals are missing parts of their termination faces

partly water-clear with perfect luster

It is partially transparent and its color contrasts beautifully with the black matrix stone

Kleines Stück mit einem typischen flächig ausgebildetem hellrotem Kristall aus einem Neufund dieses recht seltenen Minerals: Im Gegensatz zu den normalerweise gefundenen Stücken weisen diese ein flächiges Kristallwachstum auf

Sapphirine spinel Only the front and backAn exceptional museum quality specimen with several mostly small sapphirine crystals on matrix. Six crystals are located on the front, two of which are damaged; further crystals are on the other sides.