A spinel from the famous Mahenge mine in Morogoro Tanzania. The color on these stones is just fantastic, they actually glow. This is cut in a fancy oval shape that measures 5.37 x 6.99. There was a bubble type inclusion that opened up on one of the crown facets. You can see this with the small black spot in the bottom of the photo. The black stuff is actually polish gunk, that should wash out in an ultrasonic cleaner. I think if put into a prong setting, the prong would cover this spot, but I have priced the stone accordingly. A great opportunity to own one of these spinels at a low price. Very nice crystal.



This one of the Spessartite garnets from the now depleted Loliondo discovery in Tanzania. I was able to buy a nice parcel of some of the cleanest of these stones I have seen in my recent trip to Tanzania. I cut this one in a classic square cushion shape, measuring 7.5 mm. Faces up very clean to the naked eye.

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