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Red spinel from Vietnam

This specimen, which I've been told is rather large for the locality, is really attractive both under UV and in daylight. It fluoresces a...

Ruby in marble, from Myanmar

Single ruby crystal, in calcitic marble, along with non-fluorescent graphite and a greenish mineral, which I assume is possibly olivine....

Pink sapphire from Vietnam

Pink corundum var. sapphire; Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam 12 mm X 11 mm X 7 mm Shown below under longwave UV and visible...

Blue spinel from Vietnam

Small but really nice specimen, consisting of blue spinel (bright red fluorescence under longwave UV), along with some unknowns,...

Brightly fluorescent ruby from Myanmar

Very brightly fluorescing specimen of corundum (var. ruby), with "trigons", from the Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay...

Hackmanite, scapolite, johachidolite, etc., from Myanmar

Small but lovely specimen, consisting of hackmanite, scapolite, johachidolite and feldspar. The hackmanite is so tenebrescent, even under...

Hackmanite, scapolite and feldspar, from Myanmar

Small but really nice specimen, consisting of sodalite var. hackmanite, along with scapolite and feldspar. The hackmanite shows deep...

Hackmanite, scapolite, johachidolite, feldspar, etc, from Myanmar

Shown here is a very nice specimen of super deeply tenebrescent sodalite var. hackmanite, from the Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District,...

Baryte and calcite crystals from Puttapa, Australia

While not as colorful as the typical material from the Beltana Mine in Puttapa, South Australia, this specimen is definitely out of the...