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Spinel on Calcite

Cal Graeber mined this small deposit at the Raziki Mine, Taita-Taveta District, Eastern Province, Kenya in June 1994 with John Saul , finding about 30 pieces, the best of which sold for $25,000 to a museum in Paris. They only mined for about a year.


Ex Carl Acosta, who acquired it from the George Holloway collection in about 2010.


Strongly fluorescent under UV.

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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm
Added on11/01/2025
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