Spinel thumnail Here we have a gorgeous

Here we have a gorgeous display piece featuring a predominant and highly unusual “archway” or “horseshoe”-shaped group of sparkling brilliant golden color Pyrite pyritohedra which are associated with additional Pyrites and sitting amongst remarkably sharp AND lustrous crystals of jet black Sphalerite with notably SMOOTH faces – hardly any striations at all on many faces – are gently intermixed with soft beige-cream colored compressed rhombohedra or “discs” of Siderite

and well crystallized display pieces like this are few and far between

Here we have a wonderful matrix specimen of Cuprite featuring a sharp

so this stone is certainly above par for the material

Spinel thumnail Here we have a gorgeousThis is a beautiful rich pink Spinel (with very slight reddish overtones) from Sri Lanka, not the typical Burmese material. It is a very attractive gem with an almost "metallic" vibrance when viewed in the sunlight. Many Spinels tend to have a somewhat metallic quality to them, which is part of the reason they are so desirable among collectors. The gem is virtually eye clean in clarity and has a traditional "Oval Brilliant" cut. A very good quality