AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Vietnam > Spinel in marble |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75127 |
Mineral: | Spinel in marble |
Locality: | Cong Troi Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam |
Description: | Many lustrous translucent red-pink octahedral spinel crystals in contrasting white marble. These gem mines are now exhausted and permanently closed. |
Overall Size: | 7x4.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-15 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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