| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Vietnam > Spinel (gem-grade) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75089 |
| Mineral: | Spinel (gem-grade) |
| Locality: | An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam |
| Description: | Gem-grade octahedral red spinel crystal with flat crystal faces. The spinel has the deep red color highly sought by jewelers. Though the spinel is flawed internally there are two or three areas that could be cut into faceted gemstones. Collected ca. 2010 |
| Overall Size: | 10x8x7.5 mm |
| Crystals: | 10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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