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VIET-02
Spinel
Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam
Cabinet, 10.1 x 7.8 x 4.6 cm
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This is a rare example of a spinel twinned spinel crystal NEXT TO an untwinned crystal in close proximity. Such pieces are few! The large spinel twin here is 3-dimensional, fairly gemmy, and textbook-sharp in form. It is over 2 cm at longest width, at its base. The distorted, elongated octohedron next to it is just about 2 cm. This piece was expertly worked to excavate the crystals and leave them isolated on contrasting marble matrix - but you can see as how a misstep during prep would have destroyed this unusual specimen.