Spinel from Pein-Pyit, Mogok Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - image 1
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Spinel from Pein-Pyit, Mogok Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

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A 5.7 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm white marble matrix with red octahedral crystals of spinel to 0.8 cm in size, point to point. Ex Lloyd Tate collection, ex Weinrich Minerals. From Pein-Pyit, Mogok.

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SpeciesSpinel
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.7 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
Added on04/20/2026
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
2023Christopher WentzellNot disclosed
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed
—Lloyd TateNot disclosed

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Spinel
Mineral guide
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, color range from ruby red to cobalt blue, sharp octahedral form, hardness 8, rare gemmy crystals on marble, prized by collectors for rarity and luster.
Spinel
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Spinel from Pein-Pyit
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Locality guide
Pein-Pyit
Pein-Pyit, Myanmar — Mogok locality famed for red to purplish-red spinel on calcite and as the type-locality for johnkoivulaite-(Cs), delivering high-contrast…