Spinel scepter which is rather rare in

which is rather rare in my experience with the material

but instead was potentially a pen name for works written by Johann Thölde

The Mahodari Quarry in India is quite famous for producing some of the most unique specimens of Fluorite in the world

The pinacoid faces have good luster and one spot on the piece actually shows a cool radial hexagonal growth pattern on the surface

and when it arrived

Spinel scepter which is rather rare inThe area around Mogok has been the source of the finest crystallized Spinels in the world for decades, but the vast majority of crystals are under 1 cm. Most people are familiar with the classic red Ruby Spinel crystals from this area, but with the exception of yellow, Spinels come in literally every color of the rainbow. Recently we were able to obtain a handful of large Spinel crystals from recent mining in Mogok, and they are some of the more