Spinel (Ruby Spinel) (GEM “floater”!)

It has been next to impossible to obtain gem quality Spinel specimens from Burma these days it seems. This single “floater” crystal is a classic Burmese "Ruby Spinel" with very sharp, defined, lustrous, octahedral faces, and is about 95% WATER-CLEAR with a vibrant pink-red interior color. A very good quality textbook octahedron for the species. This piece was mined around 2000 and is one of the finest 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 for which many collectors probably do not have a good specimen in their collections. ex. Richard A. Kosnar Specimen# GEMXL71509