.60" Lustrous Purple Spinel Crystal Cluster - Tajikistan

Lustrous Purple Spinel Crystal Cluster - Tajikistan #305605

What we have here is a beautiful and relatively rare spinel crystal cluster, collected from Shahdara Valley in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. The crystals bear beautiful purple coloration and often, pristine stones from this location are faceted to be used in jewelry.

Comes with a small acrylic display case.

About Spinel

Spinel is a metamorphic magnesium-aluminum oxide known for deep reddish-pink octahedral crystals. Before minerals could be identified through chemical tests, spinels were considered rubies. Also like corundums, spinel takes well to lab growth: light blue lab-grown spinel is often an inexpensive alternative for aquamarine.

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SPECIES

Spinel

LOCATION

Shahdara Valley, Zoogvand, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

SIZE

.60 x .40"

.60" Lustrous Purple Spinel Crystal Cluster - Tajikistan

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