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Spinel from Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)

 
Spinel from Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)

Spinel from Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)

DESCRIPTION:No. 51544
Mineral:Spinel
Locality:Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
Description:Translucent violet-brown octahedral spinel crystal fully crystallized on all surfaces. Some of the spinel crystal faces are smooth and flat, other crystal faces are composed of many smaller parallel octahedral faces. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection
Overall Size:34x28x25 mm
Crystals:34 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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