Specimen #437

Name: Blue Spinel

Type: Mineral

Locality: Kaiiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 5.8 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm

Weight: 70

Acquired: 2007-05-03

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: Y

Comment: Gemmy and lustrous, dark blue spinel octohedrons to 8 mm nicely scattered on contrasting matrix of milky quartz from the NEW FINDS at an UNCOMMON LOCALITY - the Kaiiado District of Kenya. The large spinel at the top really sets this piece off. There is one broken crystal in the cluster, but this is still an excellent piece.

Minerals: Quartz (SiO₂) Spinel (MgAl₂O₄)

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Blue Spinel, Kaiiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya - 5.8 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm

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Blue Spinel, Kaiiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya