Spinel
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Kagoro, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Minerals
- Spinel
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- SM943
Three individual octahedral crystals of deep cobalt blue Spinel. These were first discovered in 2001 and are found
mostly of industrial quality. Though they don't get very large, the color is spectacular. Translucent to transparent.
Sizes range from 8mm wide to 5mm wide.