Spinel ("floater") Valentinite The front of the specimen

The front of the specimen is polished to show the fantastic pattern inside

An attractive

but the lower portion of the piece is contacted where it separated from the pocket wall

so they are easily distinguishable from the Topaz

Specimen # WWMIX111917

Spinel ("floater") Valentinite The front of the specimenA beautiful and excellent quality floater octahedron of gorgeous lavender colored Spinel. The faces are incredibly smooth and lustrous, and you can see this is a textbook example of a single octahedron. The crystal is quite gemmy, with good sized sections inside the crystal that are WATER CLEAR when backlit. Hard to photograph, but really attractive in person, and a nice piece to add to any thumbnail collection or a suite of gem crystals. The crystal